-A number of WWE Superstars, including Big Show and The Prime Time Players have posted Tout videos sharing their feelings on the Rhodes Family appearing on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. You can check those out online at Tout.com.
-Speaking of the Rhodes Family on RAW, both Goldust and Randy Orton have commented on the angle coming up this Monday in new tweets. You can check those out below:
Randy Orton:
So the Rhodes boys will be at #Raw Monday. Should be interesting.
Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes:
Upset the established order and there will be chaos! #RhodesDynasty #raw monday night! @WWE
-In the Extras portion of the new “Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come” WWE DVD, which was released in stores this past week, “The Game” revealed that former WWE Superstar Mark Jindrak, not Batista, was originally supposed to be the fourth member of the former Evolution faction, which also included Ric Flair and Randy Orton. In fact, the company went as far as to shoot vignettes of Jindrak with the group, which you can see pictured below:
-WWE Hall Of Famer Gerald Brisco, who celebrates his 67th birthday today, will be undergoing surgery on his right hand today.
-Speaking of WWE Hall Of Famers, Mick Foley will be performing his comedy routine at the American Comedy Company in San Diego this coming Saturday night at 7:30PM. Foley will perform again on Sunday in Corona, California at the M15 Concert Bar & Grill.
-The television show “At The Movies” with David Stratton gave the film “Riddick,” which features former WWE Superstar Batista in a prominent role two stars. Film reviewer Margaret Pomeranz gave the film three-and-a-half stars.
-WWE has re-hired Shawn Spears, who will now be working in the NXT developmental system in Florida.
-The film “Riddick” which former WWE Superstar Batista has a large role in, finished at number three this weekend at the box office, with a weekend of $7.01 million. It only fell behind Insidious Chapter 2 and The Family, both of which were debuting their opening weekends.
-Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler is scheduled as a guest for the Arsenio Hall Late Night Show this coming Thursday. Keibler will be the first wrestling-related guest on the new version of the show, which airs across the United States in syndication.
-The film “Riddick,” which stars Vin Diesel and features former WWE Superstar Batista, is expected to finish at number one for this weekend at the box office. The movie drew an estimated $18.67 million in gross for their opening weekened.
-Former WWE and WCW Superstar Raven celebrates his 49th birthday today. Raven was born on September 8, 1964.
-Also celebrating a birthday today is former WCW wrestler Lodi, who turns 43.
-Add Philly.com to the list of mainstream outlets covering football player Monkeith Brown’s decision to accept a developmental deal with WWE as opposed to pursuing his football career. You can read that story online at Philly.com.
The following are highlights from a new online blog by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:
On Legends Of Mid-South Wrestling DVD: “The Legends of Mid South Wrestling DVD produced excellently by WWE will be released in North America this Tuesday and soon thereafter in other parts of the world. I’m obviously biased because that’s where myself and many greats of the game got our start under the watchful and forceful eye of Cowboy Bill Watts and I think that fans are going to love this DVD release.”
“One of the DVD extras, the 40+ minute NWA Title bout featuring Ric Flair vs. Terry Taylor, is an absolute clinic for any wrestler to observe and from which to learn. Plus, many fans will see the amazingly physical side of Hacksaw Jim Duggan who was a stalwart and became a star in Mid South.”
On Batista’s future in WWE: “Reviews for my friend Dave Bautista’s work in the new film ‘Riddick’ have been stellar. Dave is a talented guy and has developed his personality amazingly well since we first signed him many years ago. That comes from hard work and focus of which ‘The Animal’ never had a shortage. Hopefully, if the timing is right, Batista will be able to make a cameo or two in WWE in the future as I’m sure that his fans would love to see him.”
On Monday’s RAW and the WWE mobile app: “I watched quite a bit of Monday Night RAW this week on the WWE app and enjoyed the content. Nice concept for the die hard fan who craves all the content that they can get plus the material in the commercial breaks on the APP tied storyline matters together nicely.”
On rumored WWE romances and the WWE Divas: “One can tell that sports entertainment is truly ‘evolving’ as it relates to pop culture, social media, etc as I have read recent online reports of various, ‘rumored’ WWE romances. One of the more unique dynamics within the business that I experienced was when the number of Divas on the roster grew quickly and the ladies became a regular part of the locker room environment. Interesting days indeed. Little did we know then how much the Divas would add to the presentation and how many doors those ladies would open for others.”
Check out the complete blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.
-The film “Riddick,” which stars Vin Diesel and features former WWE Superstar Batista, officially hits theaters today. The former WWE Champion portrays a character that is a bounty hunter who is pursuing the lead character of the film. According to 62 reviews at RottenTomatoes.com, the film has a 53-percent favorable rating.
-WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler will be appearing at The Windsor Star’s News Cafe on Saturday at 2:00PM for a Q&A and autograph signing. For more information, visit WindsorStar.com.
-Former WWE and TNA star Low Ki (aka Senshi) celebrates his 34th birthday today. Low Ki was born on September 6, 1979. Also celebrating a birthday today in the world of pro wrestling is Jillian Hall, who turns 33 years old.
– Batista has once again responded to his Twitter followers that ask him whether he’s returning to WWE. He tweeted on Wednesday:
“Dear God…Please make everyone ask me when Im coming back to the WWE! Not sure if reverse psychology will work on God but its worth a shot… Apparently reverse psychology does NOT work on God. Well atleast we have the answer for that. Still….it was worth a shot.”
– Here’s video of Batista talking about his new movie, Riddick:
– This past weekend’s (9/1) edition of Total Divas on E! averaged 1,527,000 viewers, up from the previous week.
– Former WWE superstar Batista’s new movie “Riddick” (starring Vin Diesel) will be released in theaters tomorrow. Batista plays a mercenary named Diaz. The official synopsis reads:
“Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick’s past.”
-WWE legend The Ultimate Warrior appeared at the PAX Convention in Seattle, Washington this past weekend. When asked about the possibility of being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in the near future, Warrior replied by simply saying, “Probably not, but we will see.”
-The official WWE website recently added an article that features a look at a list of the top 15 World Heavyweight Champions in company history. Coming in at number one, of course, was Triple H. Rounding out the top five were Batista, Edge, The Undertaker and Booker T. Check out the complete list online at WWE.com.
-Former WWE Superstar and ECW original Tommy Dreamer revealed in a new tweet on Monday evening that he will be tagging with hardcore icon and WWE Hall Of Famer Terry Funk, for “the last time ever”, at the House Of Hardcore event on November 9th. Dreamer and Funk will team up to take on the duo of Lance Storm and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman. For more information, visit HouseOfHardcore.net.
-WWE Hall Of Famer “Iron” Mike Tyson announced during a press conference this past Friday that he has been lying for years about being sober. Tyson claimed he is still a bad alcoholic, but was proud to be clean 6 days (as of the interview). Celebrity-gossip website TMZ.com picked up the story as well. Here’s the footage:
-The new film “Riddick,” which features former WWE Superstar Dave Bautista, will be released in theaters on Friday, September 6th.
-Add USAToday.com to the list of mainstream outlets that covered Bill Goldberg at the Marlins game.
-For those interested, the official theme songs for Total Divas are “Top of the World,” by CFO$, “Charm and Beauty” by CFO$ and La La La (Hot Girls) by Da’Zoo.
-The official WWE Universe Twitter page played up what has become the most popular lines from the series premiere of “Total Divas” on Sunday night, re-tweeting the following message from Eva Marie:
#BitchPlease. Soon to be trending worldwide. #TotalDivas @NatalieEvaMarie
The WWE Universe Twitter page also touted this line from Total Divas:
#YoureUpInMyKoolAid … Soon to be trending…. #TotalDivas @NaomiWWE @WWECameron
-WWE Hall Of Famers “The Wild Samoans” have recently uploaded a new commercial to YouTube that features old clips of former WWE Superstars The Rock and Batista endorsing their “Wild Samoan Training Center.” Check out the commercial below:
For more information on the Wild Samoan Training Center, visit WSWrestlingSchool.com.
At last week’s San Diego Comic Con event, Marvel Studios hosted a surprise panel for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie, featuring former WWE Superstar Dave Bautista playing the role of Drax the Destroyer. (Video above)
During the panel, Batista said, “I’m still to the point where I go to set every day and I can’t believe I got this job.” He also revealed that he fought incredibly hard for the role and broke down crying when he landed it.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told the audience that Bautista is gonna “freak people out” when they see him in the movie.
Marvel released new artwork for the movie, including this first look of Dave Buatista as Drax the Destroyer:
IGN.com released this video of interviewed Batista and actor Michael Rooker talking about Guardians of the Galaxy:
– The latest on former WWE Superstar Batista’s future with the company is there are no plans for him to return any time soon. Earlier this week, Batista (via Twitter) shot down rumors that he’s in talks with Triple H about an upcoming return. A source close to him says that acting is by far his top priority right now and he will not put any movie projects on hold to do another WWE run.
That said, he is open to the idea of returning to WWE if it works with his schedule – and the earliest he could be back is WrestleMania XXX season.
– Scott Hall teased on Twitter this week, “Crib Cooking TV coming soon.” He’s been tweeting pictures of himself, Jake Roberts and other people cooking in their Accountability Crib, along with photographers filming the cooking.
– WWE’s 7/13 live event from Trenton, New Jersey drew 5,500 and a gate of $195,000. The July 11th NXT TV tapings from Winter Park, Florida had a full house with 400 fans, which was likely helped by the Grand Opening of WWE’s new Performance Center.
– Here is video of Diamond Dallas Page meeting with the American Red Cross to help the Oklahoma Tornado victims:
Former WWE Superstar Batista has responded to a competing website reporting that he is currently in talks with WWE about a possible return. He tweeted the following on Monday afternoon, mocking the bogus report:
Batista tweeted the following on Wednesday, talking about a possible return to pro wrestling:
“Sup Tweeple?!! Longer day than expected. Guardians is going to be insane! I’m about to pass out but fuck it! Q n A 4 5! GO!! And I apologize in advance for not being able to answer everyone.. And I’ll use my E.S.P. and go and answer the question I’m asked everyday all GD day… I don’t know when or if I will ever go back to wrestle!! I would love to but there’s a ton of other factors that I would have to weigh in. Shit like..how much will I be fined if I bleed? And who would I work with? And will I have the freedom to other things that I want to accomplish in life? Ya Know?!! ..but I do mss it. And I miss the fans alot. Even the dipshits who boo me and make up BS about me and smear it all over the iternet. Anyway..5 , GO!!!!”
Batista then replied to a fan about why he won’t consider going to TNA:
“BS my friend! Said it before and I’ll say it again, I bleed WWE! Wouldn’t want 2 be anywhere else. And I’ve had plenty offers”
Batista also commented on WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil, who stated in a recent interview that Batista is the reason he became a pro wrestler:
“I did’t make him…I just encouraged him. I love that dude and he deserves huge success! #hardworker”
Former WWE Superstar Batista tweeted the following inspirational message about tweeting your dreams. Bring on the “slow news day?” comments, keep it moving if you’re not interested, or enjoy this brief pep talk from a man that’s achieved more success in his life than most:
“So this is my random rant of the day before I hit the sack. Been reflecting alot cuz I’ve spent the last 10 days and nights alone. And it just seems so crazy to me that I’m in London getting ready to co star in a Marvel film! A kid from Washington DC who didn’t always have food to eat and was embarrassed to go to school because my raggedy clothes were from good will and my shoes had holes in them!! I’m not particularly talented,good looking,smart,athletic,etc.etc…But I’ve been able to entertain millions of people around the world. And i want to share some advice with anyone who wants some on how i got to do these things. And if just one person takes my advice then this novel of a tweet will be worth it. Get the fuck out of your comfort zone! Chase that dream of yours that seems unattainable and everyone else says you can’t do! Don’t half ass it! Don’t make a couple calls and wait for something to happen.Go for broke! Try out! Audition! Take classes! Get out and network! Everybody starts somewhere!Yes people will hate on you and make fun of you and take every cheap shot they can. And yes you will be rejected and laughed at! So what!! Fuck people who laugh at you cuz you’ve got the balls to sack up and pursue your dreams! Amateur wrestling,bodybuilding,pro wrestling,mma,movies, all started out for me as a daydream. And I wasn’t always successful but I never let haters or fear get in the way. I’d rather be a failure than a coward who didn’t have the heart to to pursue his dreams. Which seems to be the common factor amongst haters. So listen up people cuz I’m not preachin for my own good! You’ve only got #onelife and we’ve only got #oneworld so be a #dreamchaser and don’t take either for granted cuz tomorrow we may not have them anymore. Class dismissed. Gnite twitches!!!!!”
– Hyping this summer’s slate of Impact Wrestling episodes on Spike TV as “the biggest summer ever” in the history of the nine-year program, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter touted via Twitter on Thursday a “big free agent signing” arriving during this time frame. On the micro-blogging service, former WWE champion Dave Bautista responded to a question asking whether he is the individual in question.
“Seriously? I am a @WWE guy to the core,” he wrote.
When asked whether he has anything against the promotion, he wrote, “no of course not.”
– Tomorrow night at Slammiversary, Taryn Terrell will face Gail Kim in a Last Knockout Standing Match. In this video interview, Terrell says she has a lot to prove when she faces Kim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF5cMPnDsM4
– ShopTNA.com has released a new AJ Styles T-Shirt promoting the multi-time champion’s rebellious character. It reads “No One.”
– There has been a lot of buzz lately that former WWE superstar Batista could be returning soon. He recently did an interview with WWE for the upcoming Triple H DVD, and has put on a lot of muscle mass in recent months.
While he has stated publicly several times that he would return to WWE one day, his bulking up is for his acting role in the new Marvel Studios film Guardian of the Galaxy. Batista will play Drax The Destroyer in the film, which is scheduled for a May 2014 release.
– WWE has two Supershow live events scheduled this weekend leading up to Sunday’s Exteme Rules pay-per-view. WWE will be on the campus of Western Kentucky University tonight and in Evansville, Indiana tomorrow night. Here are the top advertised matches:
WWE Champion John Cena & Sheamus vs. Ryback & Mark Henry
Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger
Also scheduled to appear are The Shield, Team Hell No, Big Show, The Miz, Big E. Langston and A.J. Lee.
Former WWE wrestler Batista is joining the cast for the next installment of the “Chronicles Of Riddick” series, titled, “Riddick”. Batista plays a bounty hunter trying to track down Vin Diesel’s Riddick character. Batista, who has gotten a lot of buzz regarding his new look in the film, which you can see below. Riddick hits theaters in the United States on September 6, 2013.
The first trailer has been released for the upcoming film, “Riddick,” which stars Vin Diesel and features former WWE Superstar Dave Bautista playing the character Diaz. The movie is scheduled to be released in theaters this September.
– WWE COO Triple H has responded to UFC fighter Chael Sonnen saying that he wants to “buy” WWE. When asked by a fan on Twitter if there’s any legitimacy to the reports, Triple H said, “He can buy some stock.”
Triple H also noted on Twitter that the company’s new Performance Center in Orlando, Florida will open this July.
– Yahoo! and WWE have announced a new partnership that will include a 30-minute online RAW pre-show, two new weekly series, hundreds of hours of archived WWE footage and more. Yahoo! will also begin airing WWE’s monthly 30-minute PPV pre-shows. The Yahoo! WWE hub will be available starting this summer.
– Batista tweeted the following over the weekend, which sounds like he’s teasing return to pro wrestling:
Recent pictures of Batista from his Twitter page @DaveBautista:
Former WWE superstar Batista has been working out vigorously in recent months and is now back to his WWE weight of 280 pounds, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Batista dropped considerable weight when he began training in Mixed Martial Arts, where he won his [unspectacular] first professional fight last year. A second fight never came to fruition and Batista’s MMA gym in Tampa closed last year.
Since leaving WWE, Batista has landed a few solid acting roles, including roles in The Man with the Iron Fists (Brass Body), Riddick (Diaz) and Guardians of the Galaxy (Drax the Destroyer).
Batista has stated publicly that he “definitely” wants to return to WWE, and even named Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker and Triple H as the superstars he wants to work with. With him getting back in shape, a return to WWE might not be far off for The Animal.
– Former WWE Superstar Dave Batista filmed an interview this week for WWE’s upcoming DVD on the career of Triple H. WWE tweeted the following image of Batista:
– Senior WWE referee Jack Doan has been released, according to sources in WWE. Doan has been with the company since 1991.
– WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn recently spoke with GO! Magazine to hype WrestleMania 29 and said this about the big event:
“When it comes to Wrestlemania, I’m such a fan. Even though I’m part of it, I’m literally surprised and every single week — even when I’m watching from backstage — I can’t tear my eyes away from the show. Wrestlemania is our Super Bowl. So every show, as it gets closer and closer, something insane happens.
At these live events, it’s such a cool experience for us and for the fans because it’s not a TV thing. We’re not worried about camera angles or commercial breaks; we’re actually just there to interact with the fans. So, it’s a really cool experience and tensions are really high. You never really know what’s going to happen.”
