– WWE Hall Of Famer Road Warrior Animal, who was recently part of a promo that garnered a lot of heat on The Ascension, was front row at the WWE live event on Friday night in St. Louis, Missouri.
– Bill DeMott wrote the following on Twitter regarding the confirmed return of the WWE Tough Enough reality show, which he served as head coach for in the past:
https://twitter.com/BillDeMott/status/556152520092164097
The following are highlights of a new Sporting News interview with Bill DeMott:
On being the head trainer and working with NXT talent: “I love this company. This is fun. We get to come here and challenge ourselves every day with up to 70 men and women at any time and challenge each other to be better and to make a statement. There’s a sign over there: you’re not here to fill a spot, you’re here to take a spot. That’s fun when you’re challenging your own team for more. We challenge the main roster on a weekly basis. We’re letting John Cena know. We’re letting Randy (Orton) know. We’re letting Roman (Reigns) know … you came from here and we’re right behind you. I have a smile on my face because we let everyone know. Triple H challenges us to find the next one and how do we make it better and give everyone an opportunity. That’s a cool challenge. Not a job, it’s a challenge.”
On the WWE Performance Center being in the “My Career” mode in the WWE 2K15 game: “It’s unbelievable. It’s the red wall. You see our banners. You see the seven rings. You’re in the performance center with us, with me, and that’s an honor. I love the fact that the performance center is represented and I get to represent that. That side of what these superstars do to become NXT superstars and to WWE superstars and to WrestleMania.”
Check out the complete interview at SportingNews.com.
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– Xavier Woods, Eva Marie, Bill DeMott, Alexa Bliss, Tyler Breeze and others were on hand at the Opening Ceremonies of the Florida Special Olympics, which took place on Friday. Woods noted on his official Twitter account that he was leaving to join the rest of the WWE crew for the ongoing European tour.
– The latest edition of “WWE Top 10,” which you can see below, takes a look at some of the best moments from some of the recent WWE European tours.
– Xavier Woods, Eva Marie, Bill DeMott, Alexa Bliss, Tyler Breeze and others were on hand at the Opening Ceremonies of the Florida Special Olympics, which took place on Friday. Woods noted on his official Twitter account that he was leaving to join the rest of the WWE crew for the ongoing European tour.
– The latest edition of “WWE Top 10,” which you can see below, takes a look at some of the best moments from some of the recent WWE European tours.
– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson turns 42 today. The part-time WWE Superstar was born on May 2, 1972.
– As noted in the recap of Thursday’s WWE first-quarter conference call, the “Tough Enough” reality show is scheduled to return on the WWE Network. Former Tough Enough trainer Bill DeMott tweeted the following about the news:
The news is out @WWEToughEnough is coming to @WWENetwork – to say I am waiting for the call would be an (1/2)
— Bill DeMott (@BillDeMott) May 1, 2014
understatement!
#nxtmeansbusiness (2/2) pic.twitter.com/oezhyARO3F
— Bill DeMott (@BillDeMott) May 1, 2014
As previously reported, WWE held another tryout camp at the WWE Performance Center earlier this month. The tryouts were held by Bill DeMott, Norman Smiley, Matt “Tensai” Bloom, Billy Gunn, William Regal and Dean Malenko.
One of the participants in the camp was Matt Dawson, a professional bodybuilder who stands 6’3” and weighs in at 282lbs. Dawson wrote the following blog recently at JTStrong.com about his experience.
“Incredible experience, but the most difficult thing I have EVER done, as far as athletics go.
I arrived in Orlando on Wednesday evening. Met my roommate and several others who were attending the camp at the car rental place inside the airport. We got our car and headed back to the hotel to unpack. Several of us then went out to eat, and turned in pretty early, as we knew we were about to go through hell.
Hell just might be an understatement. We arrived to the WWE Performance Center at 7:30am, as we did not want to be late for the 8am start time. We checked in and immediately had full physicals to ensure we were all healthy enough for the camp. I measured in at 6? 2 3/4? and 282lbs. I was the second largest athlete there. There was somebody they brought in from Russia who was at least 6’4? and 320lbs.
There was 30 of us in total. 20 of the guys were experienced “professional” style wrestlers, who have been doing this type of wrestling for years and years (some as long as 10 years). They were professional wrestlers from Japan, and various countries around Europe, as well as the US. These are the people who have worked their entire lives and are 100% dedicated for the sole purpose of making it into the WWE. Almost all of them have impressive amateur athletic backgrounds, from All State and All American amateur wrestlers, football, track and field and other athletic endeavors. Several of them even majored in theater while in college for the sole purpose of trying to make it into the WWE.
The other 10 of us were referred to as “athletes.” We have no “professional” style wrestling experience at all, but all have extremely various athletic backgrounds ranging from former NFL football players, All American amateur wrestlers, bodybuilders, powerlifters, Olympic bobsledders, All American college football players and even All American gymnasts.
I was extremely impressed with the coaches, as they knew ALL of us right when we walked in. They definitely did their homework as they knew our entire athletic backgrounds and all of our previous experiences. For all you wrestling fans, the coaches were Bill Demott, William Regal, Billy Gunn, Dean Malenko, Normal Smiley, Matt Bloom (Prince Albert) and several others.
Anyways, day 1 and 2 were broken down into two, 3 hour training sessions, with a 90 minute lunch break or so. After all the physicals were complete they immediately began our training which consisted of 3 hours of pure, 100% conditioning. This certainly isn’t my forte, as all my training for the past 15 years has been geared towards lifting maximal weights, and no conditioning work longer than 30 second bursts. There were 3 wrestling rings set up and we went nonstop from one ring to the other to the other doing various wrestling style conditioning drills. Let me emphasize that this was 3 hours of practically non stop conditioning with various rolls, jumps, flips, slams, updowns etc… I thought I was going to die at least 5 times, but I never quit or gave up. I couldn’t believe the extent that they pushed us, as this was by far the hardest thing I have ever done athletically. I would rather go through 2 months of college football 2-a-days then experience another 3 days of this. Brutal is an extreme understatement.
After each and every training session I honestly didn’t know if i was going to survive. Every single muscle, joint, tendon, and ligament was screaming.
Day 3 was a bit easier as it was the final day, and we only had one session, half of it consisting of doing our “promos” and photoshoots. I did my promo as a crazy school teacher who was fed up with children who were spoiled, parents who don’t discipline their children, and kids running the show while the parents sit back, hopeless and afraid to set rules and guidelines for their kids. Apparently it went extremely well, as everybody was super impressed with the promo I gave….little did they know it wasn’t that far off of what I truly believe anyways!
At the end of the camp, the coaches gave us a great speech. Basically they all said that this was one of the best camps they have ever had (they hold 3 camps per year). Nobody quit, and we all powered through the training. They knew all of our backgrounds and knew many of us were not designed for that crazy level of conditioning. They simply wanted to weed us out, see who was tough enough, and who wouldn’t quit. The WWE is a great company, and they took very good care of us while we were down there. I was totally impressed with the professionalism and dedication of the WWE. They said they will let us know, one way or another, if they want to offer us a contract or not within 6-8 weeks.
All in all it was an amazing experience, but an experience I never want to repeat. I have an entire new respect for all the WWE superstars, and the brutal training they put their bodies through day in and day out.”
– Mick Foley has announced some details for the WrestleMania XXX rafle that we reported about on Monday. You can check out all of the information, including the prize packages, at RAINN.org.
– The song “Doomsday” by the band “Nero” will serve as the official theme song for the upcoming WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
– Former Tough Enough trainer Bill DeMott recently responded to a fan who asked him about the possibility of another season of the WWE reality show. DeMott tweeted the following response:
Fingers crossedRT @JTSisCENATION: @BillDeMott any chance of another Tough Enough competiton in the near future
— Bill DeMott (@BillDeMott) February 11, 2014
– NXT trainers Bill DeMott and Sara Del Rey were backstage at Monday’sWWE RAW in Richmond. DeMott noted on Twitter that they were traveling back to Florida with Summer Rae and Eva Marie.
– TMZ reports that former WWE announcer Matt Striker will play a Romulan Commander in an upcoming Star Trek TV movie titled, “Star Trek Equinox: The Night of Time.”
– We heard from a few fans who were at last night’s WWE live event from Toronto that said Cody Rhodes’s match with Antonio Cesaro stole the show.
Also at the Toronto live event, 3MB (Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal and Ricardo Rodriguez) worked as “The Mounties” – losing to Los Matadores and El Torito.
Here’s a photo of Ricardo in his Mountie gear:
According to reports, WWE NXT writer Ryan Ward is making a push for Triple H to sign top former Ring Of Honor stars Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards. Apparently the two also received good reactions from NXT trainers Billy Gunn and Bill DeMott.
WWE is going to allow both Richards and Edwards to finish out their commitments with Ring Of Honor, including the upcoming ROH show in New York City on December 14th, but the company has apparently told them not to take any additional dates with ROH.
[Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]
– Former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Batista accompanied Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Texas for his match against Mikey Garcia. The bout aired on HBO, which Rey Mysterio acknowledged via Instagram.
“My big #homey #Batista just popped up on HBO boxing with NONITO DONAIRE! It’s been a minute since I’ve seen him! Miss u my homey! #Philippinopride,” wrote the inactive WWE Superstar.
– Members of The Heenan Family reunited Saturday at the Big Event convention in Flushing, New York. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, King Kong Bundy, Haku, The Barbarian and Paul Orndorff (sporting a curly moustache) took photo-ops together with fans.
– WWE Hall of Famer “Cowboy” Bob Orton turns 63-years-old on Sunday. Also celebrating a birthday is WWE developmental trainer Bill DeMott, who turns 47.
– Today marks as the fifteenth anniversary of the historic encounter between Goldberg and Hollywood Hogan, which saw Goldberg defeat the legendary wrestler for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in front of more than 40,000 fans in the Georgia Dome. WWE is recognizing the anniversary of the match as its website has posted the bout in its entirety. WWE is calling it “the most important match in WCW Nitro history.”
On October 8, WWE will release a DVD and Blu-ray compilation of Goldberg’s biggest matches.
– Patrick Michael of Yahoo! Sports has published an article counting down the top ten brothers in the history of professional wrestling. Among those ranked are Harlem Heat, the Guerreros, the Von Erichs and the Steiner Brothers.
To read the article, click here.
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, Mick Foley will appear at this Thursday’s Quad Cities River Bandits game taking place at Modern Woodmen Park 209 S. Gaines St. Davenport, Iowa. (Event Information)
– This week on WWE Superstars, Wade Barrett and Zack Ryder square off. Highlights from the match are available here.
Plus, in a battle of Total Divas, Natalya goes up against Naomi.
– Former WWE NXT talents Chase Donovan and Chad Baxter joined former WWE developmental wrestler Kevin Matthews and J-Silva on their Two And A Half Wrestlers podcast. This is a must listen as Chase and Chad dropped some major bombshells on Bill Demott which includes a second-hand story of DeMott pulling out a gun in front of some trainees, firsthand accounts of him hitting talents on the back with a yardstick, using homophobic slurs daily, telling talents to go kill themselves, bullying and over training talents, getting Cena’s trainer fired, etc. This is a must listen!
Kevin Matthews runs down his history with Demott to start off the show and the interview with Donovan and Baxter starts at the 20 minute mark twoandahalfwrestlers.com.
– Jerry Sags of the Nasty Boys turned 49-years-old on Friday.
– WWE is currently holding a “Diva Search” style training camp in Los Angeles, California, in hopes of discovering new female talent following numerous departures since last year. Bill DeMott, who serves as head trainer for WWE’s developmental program, is presiding over the camp. Ten candidates from various modeling agencies are being paid to train for several weeks and those who impress company officials will be offered developmental contracts.
Independent wrestler and model Reby Sky, cryptically remarked on the talent search via Twitter Wednesday: “Oh, all you women’s wrestling “purists” are going to LOVE the new diva search girls ! Just love em ! Bahahaha …” She then added: “They’re using my agency to book girls for the new Diva Search. MODEL AGENCY.”
– The former Sarita, Sarah “Dark Angel” Stock, who parted ways with TNA Wrestling last month, is now on Twitter @SSDarkAngel. She confirmed the account on her Facebook page. The internationally-acclaimed grappler will be traveling to Japan next week for a lengthy tour with female wrestling promotion Stardom.
– In WWE attendance notes, last Thursday’s Raw live event in Doha, Qatar, drew 3,500 and $500,000. Friday’s Raw show in Doha, Qatar, drew 3,000 paying $500,000. Saturday’s Raw show in Istanbul, Turkey, drew 3,000 and $200,000. Saturday’s SmackDown live event in Waco, Texas, which featured The Undertaker’s first WWE appearance since WrestleMania, drew 4,500 paying $160,000. Sunday’s SmackDown live event in College Station, Texas, drew 4,000 and $110,000.
(source: F4WOnline.com)
– WWE legend King Kong Bundy tweeted the following on Sunday, revealing that he will be entering the WWE Hall of Fame this year:
Sounds like someone listened to the #Bundyholics regarding my Hall of Fame. Huge announcement tomorrow night #FIVE
— King Kong Bundy (@RealKKBundy) January 13, 2013
– WWE Saturday Morning Slam will be moving to 10:30AM starting next weekend.
– Bill Demott tweeted that reports of Billy Gunn replacing him as the head trainer of WWE developmental are not true.
– WWE NXT star Leo Kruger worked last night’s WWE live event from Austin, Texas, losing to Zack Ryder. This is the second week in a row that Kruger was on the road with WWE, so it looks like he’s being evaluated for a main roster call-up.
– CM Punk returned to action at Friday’s live event from Austin, TX. Punk came out at the beginning of the show saying that he was taking the night off because he “doesn’t like the fans.” Later in the show, Vickie Guerrero said Punk had to wrestle – and would team up with Dolph Ziggler against the team of John Cena and Ryback in the main event. Cena got the pin on Dolph Ziggler to win the match for the babyfaces and one of our live correspondents said that Punk did not do too much during the match.
– Bill Demott has been relieved of his duties as the head trainer of NXT and will be replaced by Billy Gunn. There is a lot of speculation as to whether DeMott is still with WWE, but the recent controversy with a former WWE developmental talent accusing DeMott of hazing his students and making them train naked probably didn’t help his situation.
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– In response to online reports of NXT trainer Bill DeMott hazing WWE’s developmental students, a fan asked him on Twitter this morning if he’s bulled anybody yet today. He replied: “Sorry, not today.”
Full Details On NXT Trainer Bill DeMott Hazing WWE Students
– As previously reported, a WWE superstar recently approached Mick Foley asking him for permission to use one of his signature offensive moves. Foley tweeted on Tuesday morning that he’s headed to Bridgeport, CT for tonight’s SmackDown tapings to pass on the move:
https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/278327202276311042
– Former WWE Diva Maryse posted the following video on YouTube looking at her recent Snaps photoshoot for her new House of Maryse swimwear line:
“Naked Jelly Donut Stinkface” is probably not a phrase you’ve heard before, but former WWE developmental wrestler Devon Nicholson has issued a statement addressing the reports of ‘inappropriate conduct’ at WWE’s former training school at Deep South Wrestling.
Disturbing Picture Of The Jelly Donuts STINKFACE
Nicholson sent the following to Dave Meltzer of f4wonline.com:
“I was in DSW during the time of the incident between Zack Ryder, Melissa Coates and Drew Hankinson. Nobody involved in the “Naked Jelly Donut Incident” were forced to do it. They volunteered to do it to get out of training that day. Bill had come up with the elaborate game because he wanted them to train and didn’t think they’d agree to it.
“Hankinson was not “nearly naked” he was totally naked, the only thing covering his genital area were his hands. He was in the ring nude for approximately 30 – 45 minutes while Demott walked from one corner to the other holding up approximately 18 jelly donuts for Hankinson to “stink face” on both Zack Ryder and Melissa Coates. Ryder and Coates were cheered on heavily by many of the DSW talent who also did not want to train.”
“I had passed a try out and was paying to be there to learn wrestling and attempt to get a WWE contract but went back to wrestling in Puerto Rico shortly after this incident occurred. I doubt Vince McMahon knew that this type of “training” was going on in his territory and I had assumed him finding out was one of the reasons it was shut down and Demott was let go. Although I disagreed with some of his training methods, I had a good relationship with Bill Demott while I was in DSW and valued the wrestling related advice he gave me.”
Here’s video of Nicholson talking about the incident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=r0h1cOCsKXQ
Former WWE developmental talent Kevin Matthews has been ranting about NXT trainer Bill DeMott this week and posted a photo on Twitter today what appears to be a nude wrestler giving another wrestler a stinkface in the corner while DeMott stands on the outside of the ring and watches. It’s believed that the photo was taken at Deep South Wrestling, WWE’s former developmental facility. Matthews tweeted:
https://twitter.com/2CockyKM/status/276156717438488576
Matthews has claimed on Twitter that numerous current developmental talents have contacted him and alleged that this is exactly the type of behavior DeMott has exhibited over the years. Matthews tweeted on Wednesday:
https://twitter.com/2CockyKM/status/276279627247411200
https://twitter.com/2CockyKM/status/276419959918305280
https://twitter.com/2CockyKM/status/276424383952744448
https://twitter.com/2CockyKM/status/276422743229079553
Bill DeMott has since responded to the controversy, tweeting:
https://twitter.com/BillDeMott/status/274886837389119488
Former WWE developmental wrestler Kevin Matthews posted a multitude of vitriolic messages on Twitter (account located at twitter.com/2CockyKM) Friday and Saturday blasting his former Deep South Wrestling superior, Bill DeMott. Over the years, Matthews has shown great disdain for DeMott through online mediums, with the New York native alleging mistreatment on the part of the two-time WCW United States Champion towards him and other talent during his time in WWE’s developmental system in 2006. The 29-year-old claims that DeMott continues to be abusive towards WWE’s aspiring stars after being rehired as a trainer in May.
Here is Matthews’ latest exposé of DeMott, “Some1 said r there perks 2 training w DeMott? I overheard him& got excited til I realized he didnt mean pills. I got him fired. #DeMottcracy.
“1 day I saw Ice Train in the shower @ WCW the same time creative asked what I want my gimmick 2b. I said THATS A HUGE ERECTION. #DeMottcracy.
“Remember my run as WCW US Champion? The company went out of business shortly after my first title run. #DeMottcracy.
“One of my favorite sayings to the students is “do as I say not as I do” what it means is I’m the drizzling fn shit. TrueStory #DeMottcracy.
“My word is gold. WHEN @billdemott gets fired from WWE which should be soon he has a personal invite from me to do me vs him live at PWS.
“I love the WWE, I enjoy watching there show I enjoyed my matches w them and even like Johnny Ace. My hatred for DeMott has zero to do w WWE.
“Some ppl claim Im a great trainer,those ppl still have jobs w WWE. Its called politics.If they speak up,I make sure there fired #DeMottcracy.
“Buy my book its a great fairytale to read to your children before bed time. #DeMottcracy.
“I made Angel Williams do 40 up and overs till she snapped her Patella tendon in half and was out for 9months. TrueStory #DeMottcracy.
“WWE hired Khali solely 2 feud with Taker.they needed him 2learn how to work. I made him run miles. They were pissed. TrueStory #DeMottcracy.
“This just keeps getting better! NXT talent just texted me that Bill DeMott is asking talent NOT to report injuries 2the office. #DeMottcracy.
“Did the Tough Enough cameras stop rolling? I can’t tell the difference. Torn ACL? Walk it off and get back in there. #DeMottcracy.
“Scott Dawson is nursing an injury he got training with me, under my watch doing my drill. Its completely his fault. #DeMottcracy.
“Anyone want to take a guess how long till I’m back in McDonough GA working for FedEx again? I say March. #DeMottcracy.
“I print out negative reports off the internet that blame me &hang them up in the lockerroom 4the boys 2c & then I yell at them. #DeMottcracy
“After Kevin Matthews tore his bicep & had sugery I asked him if he had a lot of pain killers. I needed my candy. TrueStory #DeMottcracy.
“How many more pills do I have to take till I drop dead already? #DeMottcracy.
“Ur right u obese cocksucker @billdemott in the end I will win. Because in the end u will b unemployeed, w no friends & no power JUST LIKE B4.
“Ur a washed up bitter pill popping drug addict bi polar cunt. Must feel good knowing the business will celebrate the day u die. @billdemott.
“Hey @billdemott remember when u tried to shoot on me twice & laid on me. Remember how easily I threw you off like hot garbage? Id love 2 cu.
“I have several NXT/FCW students who are leaking shit to me left n right. I will expose every wrong step this fat cunt @billdemott makes.”
DeMott responded to Matthews on Saturday, writing, “Hey @2CockyKM didn’t realize you are on Social Media. Glad to see things are going well for you, would like to catch up some time. Judging by your tweets you know where I am. Stop by sometime let’s catch up, Happy Holidays.#DEMOTTCRACY.”
Matthews responded, “u want me to drop by and catch up @billdemott ? Just moved back to jersey. Were running 4/5 and 4/6 you’ll be in town. Let’s link up scumbag.
“U didnt no I was on twitter yet u have me blocked? @billdemott afraid Im the only 1 w balls big enough 2 say the truth bout u miserable cunt.
“@billdemott u want us 2 meet up. By all means come by our show mania wkend. Ill get u a comp ticket.Ill also bitch slap u through the floor
“Still the same old @billdemott glued to the internet like the fat scumbag mark he is.ur a shit trainer & a worse human being. #betteroffdead.
“Must be nice to no that YOUR students, guys I dont even know from a hole in the wall r hitting me up burying u. @billdemott goodjob asshole.”
– Bill Goldberg has not wrestled in years, but his name has been chanted on both WWE and TNA television in recent weeks (during Ryback and Crimson’s matches). Goldberg tweeted the following about fans comparing these wrestlers to him:
“WWE or TNA ……anytime fans would chant my name years after I’ve retired ….it’s an honor. Glass half-full.”
– WWE has renewed its efforts to scout new young talent. WWE’s recent training camp at Florida Championship Wrestling where over 20 wrestlers were brought in for tryouts is an example of this initiative. WWE is painfully aware that the past several years have produced very few marketable superstars and are now playing catchup for the sake of the company’s future.
– Bill DeMott, the new head of WWE’s developmental program at FCW, is getting positive reviews for his work thus far. In the past, DeMott was characterized as being a bully who would unnecessarily overwork the trainees, but the feeling is that he’s matured a lot since his last stint there and is doing a great job.
(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)
– As reported earlier this week, WWE Hall of Famer Mike Tyson will be a playable character in the upcoming WWE ’13 video game. Tyson recently filmed several promos for WWE at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The footage will likely be used to promote WWE ’13.
– Bill DeMott confirmed on Twitter that he will be replacing Tom Prichard as the head trainer at Florida Championship Wrestling. The former Tough Enough coach wrote:
“I have been given the opportunity to lead developmental training system. Nothing is better then being surrounded by productive positive people! We r blessed for how it started and where it’s going!”
– The WWE website has an article up looking at the “15 shocking outcomes you didn’t see coming.” Some of the events include John Cena defeating Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules, WWE buying WCW, Steve Austin turning heel and aligning himself with Mr. McMahon, Barry Horrowitz winning a match on RAW back in 1995 and more. You can view the list here.
— John Cena participated in filming this week for Fred 3: Fred Goes To Camp, which is slated to premiere on Nickelodeon in late 2012. He reprises the role of the title character’s father. (source: PWInsider.com)
— According to a source within WWE, Bill DeMott is expected to assist John Laurinaitis in shaking off ring rust for his scheduled match against John Cena at Over the Limit on May 20. He began training Friday at a warehouse the company owns in Norwalk, Connecticut in preparation for the bout.
– A fraudulent Twitter account for Lord Tensai’s manager Sakamato said his master would be waiting for Evan Bourne when he returns from injury. Bourne responded, “What kind of man has a master? #iaintscared”
— With The Bellas Twins no longer in WWE, WWE.com looks to a new set of celebrity siblings to fill the void in this article. WWE writes, “Step inside and discover our dream list of 10 twins we’d like to watch compete in the squared circle.”
— WWE developmental wrestler Tito Colon was brought on the road this weekend for an evaluation. At last night’s WWE Supershow in Corpus Christi, Texas, he partnered with Primo, his real-life cousin, and lost to Jey and Jimmy Uso.
Prior to Carlito’s dismissal from WWE, creative plans were in place for Tito to be promoted to the main roster and form a three-man stable.
— Zack Ryder announced on Twitter that he is holding a Broski Halloween Costume Contest. He wrote, “Tweet me a pic of your Zack Ryder costume by 11/1. Winner will received package of signed ZR merchandise! 4 Runner ups will receive signed Zack Ryder 8×10. Happy HalloWOOWOOWOOeen!”
— Bill DeMott and Alicia Fox were at Florida Championship Wrestling’s headquarters in Tampa last week mentoring WWE’s female developmental talent.
source: PWInsider.com
— Bill DeMott announced on Twitter that Booker T has set up an account on the microblogging site at twitter.com/BookerT5X.
— Matches taped tonight in Uniondale, New York for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:
* Zack Ryder vs. Primo
* Vladimir Kozlov vs. Drew McIntyre
— Chris Masters beat Curt Hawkins via submission with The Master Lock in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw taping.
— Kelly Kelly is now a five-year veteran of WWE as she made her debut in the organization exactly five years ago today.
source: PWInsider.com
— Wonder what Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is like backstage at a major wrestling event? Well, here’s your chance. In the following video exclusive, see Waltman break character at CHIKARA’s “King of Trios” tournament this year, where he dang near broke his back while breaking out the 1-2-3 Kid gear for the first time in ages. Hear Waltman talk about the infamous sock story at HBK’s Hall of Fame induction this year, see the crazy outfit Waltman likes to sport before his matches, and simply see him having fun backstage getting ready before his match. Special appearance by Colt Cabana as well.
To see the video, click here.
— Bill DeMott wrote the following on Twitter regarding speculation of a return to WWE in-ring action:
“The #rumor mill is smoking hot with tales of me returning to WWE in-ring action!! I have to say that rumors much like bones can be broken!
“See you all think I said no, all I said was “rumors and bones were made to be broken”…my plate is very full with @WWE projects and I’m :)!”
“I am officially announcing …I AM TRAINING FOR SOMETHING! TAKE THAT ANYWAY YOUWANT!but I will be ready for…IT”