– WWE NXT Champion Bo Dallas is scheduled to defend his title against Adrian Neville at the WWE NXT live event on December 5th in Tampa, Florida.
– The Kentucky.com website has an article up promoting Mick Foley’s upcoming one man show at The Mall in Lexington Green on December 4th. You can check that article out online at Kentucky.com.
– WWE has added a nearly four-minute clip on YouTube from the latest Michael Cole and Triple H interview from WWE.com. The clip focuses on Triple H revealing that he wants there to be one undisputed champion in WWE. You can watch the clip below:
– Despite the fact that Amazon UK currently has a listing for a Paul Heyman autobiography being released on November 30th, there is no such book.
– A WWE NXT live event is scheduled to take place on Thursday in Tampa, Florida. The main event for the show will feature Billy Gunn and Bo Dallas teaming up to take on Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn.
– Former WWE Superstars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ric Flair and Torrie Wilson are featured in a new Tampa Tribune story about The Boddy Shoppe Gym in Florida. You can check out the piece, which features comments from all three, at TBO.com.
Due to a depleted talent roster, WWE was forced to shuffle things up a bit during their recent three-event tour of Abu Dhabi this weekend. The following is a breakdown of things you wouldn’t necessarily have seen if the company had a more complete roster to tour with.
-WWE used Hall Of Famer Booker T as a special guest referee for the Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan main event matches.
-Big Show, who was “fired” in storylines on last Monday’s WWE RAW show, was included on the tour. The explanation given to fans in attendance was that Big Show was given a “one night contract” to compete against The Shield.
-WWE NXT wrestlers Bo Dallas and Sami Zayn worked in matches on all of the shows this weekend. However, both guys have been included in several recent non-televised live events.
-WWE RAW General Manager Brad Maddox, who is not typically used to wrestle, worked on the undercards in actual matches this weekend.
For those interested, we have results of every WWE live event from this weekend up on the site right now.
-WWE NXT star Bo Dallas, who has been going on the road with the main WWE roster for non-televised live events recently, made quite the faux pas on Friday night, as during his pre-match promo he noted, “it’s great to be here in Rochester, New York!” They were actually in Syracuse, New York that particular evening.
-WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan recently did a WWE Battleground promotional interview with The Miami Herald. Fans interested in checking out that interview can do so online at MiamiHerald.com.
-In a rare turn of events when it comes to the recent Fan’s Choice voting segment of WWE live events where the options for Brie Bella vs. Natalya are a “Dance Contest” and a regular singles match, the fans actually voted for a regular match. As it turns out, it didn’t really matter, as they went ahead and did the same angle that they’ve been doing at all recent live events, with the two starting off in a Dance Contest, only for Bella to attack Natalya and turn it into an actual match.
-Wrestler birthdays for today include WWE Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino’s son, David Sammartino, who himself is a former WWE wrestler. Sammartino turns 53 today. Also, former WWE Superstar and ECW original Yoshihiro Tajiri turns 43 today.
-WrestleReunion will be running the Dorman High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina on Saturday, October 19th for a Special Olympics fundraiser. Scheduled to appear are former WWE Superstars The Nasty Boys, Demolition, Jimmy Hart, Dr. Tom Prichard, Luke Gallows and other pro wrestling personalities. For more information, visit WrestleReunion.com.
-The film “Riddick,” which features former WWE Superstar Batista in a key role, fell to number 14 at the box office this weekend at $1.62 million. In Australia, it was number eight.
-Sami Zayn and Bo Dallas, both of whom have been working random WWE main roster live events recently, will compete for the WWE NXT Championship at the next WWE NXT live event in Tampa, Florida on Thursday, October 3rd.
-Monday’s WWE RAW, which was the Night Of Champions “go-home” edition of the show, scored a final cable rating of 2.9, according to Nielsen Media Research.
-The following matches were taped on Tuesday night in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event:
–Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro
–R-Truth vs. Big E. Langston
–The Prime Time Players vs. 3MB
-Recently injured WWE Superstar, and co-star of the Total Divas reality show, Tyson Kidd, worked a dark match prior to the taping, defeating NXT Champion Bo Dallas.
– Bo Dallas is now officially recognized as the new NXT Champion after defeating on Big E Langston on this week’s episode of WWE NXT on Hulu Plus. The official WWE website has published an article acknowledging the title change that also profiles the third-generation wrestler.
– Prior to this Sunday’s WWE Payback pay-per-view event, Sheamus will duel with Damien Sandow in the WWE Payback Kickoff, which streams live at 7:30 p.m. on YouTube. WWE has released this video previewing the contest.
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff will be signing autographs at next Wednesday’s Bowie Baysox game at Prince George’s Stadium 4101 Crain Hwy. Bowie, Maryland. (Event Information)
– Donald Trump’s Miss Universe Organization has announced that WWE Diva Nikki Bella will be among the guest judges at the 2013 Miss USA Competition. The pageant will broadcast live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 16th at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. For more information, visit Reuters.com.
– The NXT Championship title was defended at Saturday night’s WWE Live Event from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. NXT Champion Bo Dallas defeated Leo Kruger in what was described by one reader as the most boring match of the night.
– NXT wrestler Conor O’Brian married to his longtime girlfriend Kristin Eubanks (former WWE developmental talent Krissy Vaine) on June 6 in Clearwater, Florida. Here’s a picture of them walking down the aisle:
Foley also said that he will try to tweet with fans on Saturday mornings after each episode.
– WWE.com has an article up looking at former WWE Superstar Batista landing the role of “Drax The Destroyer” in the upcoming Marvel Comics movie Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The article puts him over as “one of the most dominant, powerful WWE Superstars of all time.”
Speaking of Batista, he told fans on Twitter that he’ll be accompanying boxer Nonito Donaire, known as “The Filipino Flash,” to the ring for his upcoming fight against Guillermo Rigondeaux on April 13th from New York City.
As reported earlier, one of the main reasons WWE pulled the plug on the Intercontinental Cup tournament was the last minute decision to include NXT star Bo Dallas in the Royal Rumble and immediately enter him into a feud with Wade Barrett.
Another result of Bo Dallas entering the Rumble is that he took a spot from another surprise entrant. According to a source in WWE, that spot was going to used for the return of Shelton Benjamin, who was in town for an indy show the night before the Rumble.
An interesting trivia note about Bo Dallas. He is the first Royal Rumble entrant in history that was not born when the first Rumble took place back in 1988. Dallas was born May 25, 1990.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsBarBQ.com with his thoughts on Monday’s RAW. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:
Bo Dallas: “Loved that Bo wears a black glove much like his WWE HOF family members, Grandpa Blackjack Mulligan and Uncle Barry Windham.”
Chris Jericho’s Return “The return to WWE for whatever the over discussed term of his contract may or may not be for @IAmJericho has been a shining light beginning on Sunday at the Rumble and Monday on RAW. Chris Jericho can make whoever he competes with better which is an artform that isn’t in abundance in today’s mat world. Great ‘get’ by WWE.”
Brock Lesnar Attacking Vince McMahon: “Dramatic conclusion to Raw with the in ring confrontation of Mr. McMahon and @HeymanHustle which I knew would be a highlight of the night but I never dreamed it would become THE highlight of the broadcast. Great, organic chemistry between two men who have had plenty of experience ‘debating’ the other over the years. My black hat is off to both as it was the show closing moment that Raw needed and it delivered. The shocking return of Brock Lesnar was something that I did not expect to see Monday night and I certainly did not foresee the “Psycho Viking” F5’ing the Chairman of the Board. Freighting moment, in my view, taking all elements into consideration.”
– WWE.com has published an exclusive video interview with Goldust, who talks about his surprise return in Sunday’s Royal Rumble match. Goldust says his beef with Cody is far from over.
– NXT trainer Bill DeMott tweeted the following about Bo Dallas’ performance in the Royal Rumble match:
“We are very proud of @TheBoDallas for representing #nxt but you might have pissed off @WadeBarrett.”
Wade Barrett replied:
“If you don’t teach these guys respect at NXT, i’ll do it for you.”
“If @TheBoDallas has any sense left, he’ll stay well clear of Raw tomorrow night and bugger off back to NXT where he belongs. #DumbKid”
As noted earlier, Bo Dallas is expected to be brought up to the main roster and it looks like he’s got his first feud established.
NXT superstar Bo Dallas is officially entered into the 2013 WWE Royal Rumble match after defeating Leo Kruger in the finals of the NXT Tournament on Saturday at the Royal Rumble fan fest.
– Brodus Clay and Natalya will be hosting the first WrestleMania Reading Challenge of the year later today in Texas.
– Santino Marella suffered a neck injury at Friday night’s WWE live event from Austin, Texas. He’s been taken off the road while docdtors evaluate the extent of the injury. Jamie Noble filled in for Santino on Saturday night, wrestling Tensai.
– NXT is getting a lot of focus in WWE lately, especially with Triple H now overseeing things. There is a feeling that developmental system is currently very strong, which bodes well for the future of WWE and the flow of talent getting called up to the main roster for years to come.
– Speaking of NXT, Bo Dallas worked another match at last night’s WWE live event from Tyler, Texas. Dallas teamed with Justin Gabriel and Yoshi Tatsu to defeat 3MB. Dallas has been getting great reviews for his ring work and he’s seen as one of the most promising developmental wrestlers.
– NXT star Bo Dallas wrestled at Saturday night’s SmackDown live event from Alexandria, Virginia. He teamed with Justin Gabriele to defeat 3MB. Also at the show, Fandango defeated Yoshi Tatsu.
– At the RAW brand’s Saturday night live event from Laredo, Texas, NXT star Leo Kruger was in action once again, losing to Zack Ryder. WWE producer Jamie Noble also wrestled a rare match, defeating Tensai.
Just like the previous night’s live event, the show started out with CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler coming out saying they were both unable to compete in singles matches against their opponents, John Cena and Ryback. Vickie Guerrero came out and set up a tag team main event between the four men, with Cean and Ryback going over.
– WWE’s Gerald Brisco was scouting amateur wrestler Chad Hanke over the weekend. Hanke is a senior at Oregon State and was ranked #16 nationally going into this season. He’s currently just under 200 pounds but is looking to move up to heavyweight.
– Following the main roster WWE debuts of Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, the next group of NXT stars in line to be called up look to be Big E Langston, Bray Wyatt and his brother, Bo Dallas. Earlier this week, Bray Wyatt tweeted “2 months #raw” – sign that he could be debuting in early 2013.
Two more NXT stars rumored to be ready for WWE are the tag team The Ascension, Conor O’Brian and Kenneth Cameron. The duo has a very polished act and have been been developing a move set that uses a lot of double team moves used by some classic 1980’s heel teams. With WWE’s tag team division picking up in recent months, it would be a good time for WWE to introduce another strong tag team act.
– A fan wrote to CM Punk on Twitter and told him that he should use the song “This Fire Burns” as his entrance theme if he wants to generate “real heel heat.” Punk responded:
“@TiXyCrunch33: @CMPunk If you want real heel heat, go back to This Fire Burns.” Above is an example of what is wrong with fans today.
– NXT star Bo Dallas is seen as one of WWE’s developmental wrestlers with the most potential. Dallas is the son of WWE legend Mike Rotunda and the brother of developmental wrestler Bray Wyatt.
– Former WWE Divas The Bella Twins have been in Los Angeles this weekend filming for the independent movie Confessions of a Womanizer, which is scheduled for a 2013 release.
Speaking of the Bellas, they were recently interviewed by Ricky White to promote their new Celebrity Sweat workout DVD:
– This week’s NXT Superstar of the week is Leo Kruger, while Summer Rae is the NXT Diva of the Week.
– WWE.com has a feature up looking at NXT published photos of NXT star Bo Dallas, son of WWE producer Mike “IRS” Rotunda. Dallas is seen as one of the top young developmental stars at NXT.
– WWE taped a match between Daniel Bryan and Tyson Kidd for this weekend’s Saturday Morning Slam show. The match received rave reviews from fans, who noted that it was a very entertaining comedy match that will appeal to the young audience of the show.
– THQ sent in this video from SummerSlam weekend, where Jim Ross hosted a panel of Superstars, Divas and Mike Tyson to hype the upcoming WWE ’13 video game.
“As if SummerSlam wasn’t enough of a WWE summer treat, the latest THQ news release will give you even more reason to drool like a hungry fan. WWE Games organized an unbelievable crew of talent to make up quite possibly the greatest WWE panel ever. And we’re ready to reveal the whole shebang, one part at a time.”
“WWE Champion CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mike Tyson, Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee, Brodus Clay & The Funkadactyls, Cameron and Naomi, and special moderator Jim Ross. Join the panel as they visit “Attitude Era” memories, compare talent between WWE’s various eras and so much more.”
Here are some live notes from Friday night’s WWE live event from Amarillo, Texas:
– FCW Heavyweight Champion Bo Dallas wrestled at the show and defeated Curt Hawkins.
– William Regal made a rare in-ring apearange, losing to United States champion Santino Marella.
– Dolph Ziggler did not appear as advertised. He was supposed to wrestle Zack Ryder, but was replaced by Michael McGillicutty. Ryder went over McGillicutty. No word yet on why Ziggler wasn’t there.
– WWE.com is advertising the Raw Supershow taking place August 6 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas as Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night.
– WWE developmental wrestler Bo Rotundo is now listed as Bo Dallas on the official website of Florida Championship Wrestling.
– Bill Goldberg and Brian Knobbs were among the celebrities at the Jim Kelly Celebrity Classic VIP Charity Gala Sunday night in Buffalo, New York. Goldberg appeared on stage a few times to quiet the crowd while Kelly spoke but mostly kept out of sight at the event. Knobbs was very accessible as he took pictures and mingled with guests all night long.