WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart and Earl Hebner publicly made peace at Saturday’s Big Time Wrestling event from Virginia.
Nearly 17 years after the infamous Montreal Screwjob, Bret Hart called Hebner to the ring. The two hugged, with Hebner getting emotional and thanking Hart for burying the hatchet at a show taking place in his home state.
Hebner, who currently officiates for TNA, has been profiting off the Montreal Screwjob for years, selling “Damn Right I Did” t-shirts.
– Celebrity gossip website TMZ has a story up today featuring comments from WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan, who claims he’s upset with his nephew David Bollea, who goes by the name King David Hogan, for using the Hogan name while trying to shop a reality television show to various cable networks. Hogan claims he’s only met his nephew twice in his entire life and that he has no right to use the Hogan name. You can read more about this story at TMZ.com.
– Former WWE Superstar Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart pulled out of his scheduled appearance for Maryland Championship Wrestling this weekend due to “personal reasons.” Replacing him on the show, which also features Bret Hart, DDP, Matt Hardy and more, is WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy Hart.
The following are highlights of a new TSN BarDown interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart:
DB: Is there a reason that wrestlers come out for their match with their hair soaking wet?
BH: The truth is for me I always wet my hair because it was a way of waking up. You get tired, flying in and driving up and then it’s like your finally ready to go out and you gotta deliver in your big match. So, I always used to take a big cold glass of water and pour it over my head and kind of wake myself up before I went out. And then everyone after that is just trying to look like Bret Hart (laughs).
DB: Favourite heel of all time? Favourite bad guy?
BH: Favourite heel? Ya, I got lots of them that’s a good one. Steve Austin was my favourite. When he was jumping me at every turn back in the 90s, back before he became a good guy. Before our match at Wrestlemania 13, the months leading up to that he was just the baddest bad guy. He was a really good character.
DB: Favourite good guy wrestler? Or favourite babyface in wrestling terms?
BH: John Cena strikes me as one, Sting is maybe another one. They were two guys that always seemed to be faces.
DB: Speaking of John Cena, do you think he’ll rebound this Sunday at Night Of Champions and beat Brock Lesner?
BH: I think Cena is going to win. And I think Cena is going to win big!
Check out the complete interview at TSN.ca.
– There will be a RAW pre-show this week on the WWE Network, however there will not be a Backstage Pass post-show after the event. After RAW ends this week on television, the WWE Network will follow it up with episode one of WWE Slam City.
– Speaking of the WWE Network, the WWE Countdown episode that airs this week will look at the top ten moments from Royal Rumble pay-per-views.
– Finally, as noted on Sunday, the Monday Night War episode on the WWE Network this Tuesday will focus on Bret Hart and the Montreal Screwjob. Below is the official synopsis for that show.
“A controversial end to Bret Hart’s WWE career forever changes the fate of Monday Night Raw and Monday Nitro.”
– With the opening weekend of the films, “No Good Deed” and “Dolphin Tale 2,” Batista’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” fell to number three this week, earning a reported $8.04 million this weekend in its seventh week in theaters.
– The “Monday Night War” episode of the WWE Network next week will focus primarily on Bret Hart jumping ship to WCW, the infamous “Montreal Screwjob” and that whole ordeal.
Answering the challenge of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and fellow WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair took part in the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” recently.
Prior to dumping a giant bucket of ice water on himself, Flair extended the challenge to Pete Rose, Snoop Dogg, his daughter Charlotte and his agent, along with her entire office.
Watch Ric Flair’s ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” video above.
The following are highlights of a TJR Wrestling Radio interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart:
On Jerry Lawler: “The feud with Jerry Lawler was one of the best feuds I ever had. He was the perfect heel and kept his heat. People hated him. I remember we had the Kiss My Foot match and it was the best match on the Pay-Per-View for sure.”
On feuding with his brother Owen Hart at WrestleMania 10: “We had one match put together before we got to The Garden. I remember it was the Thursday or Friday before we left for WrestleMania I called him up and we went through the match at my dad’s house. The match we were going to present was going to be a classic match with Owen as a bit of a babyface. The more I thought about it the more I realized the consequence of the mistake of being wrong. There was a strong possibility that Owen was going to become the babyface in the match and we changed it so I told Owen he had to be the heel for sure. I told him: ‘You need to do everything you can to be the villain and you cannot mess this up for yourself. If you turn babyface that’s not what they want they want to do with you. You’ve got to get over as a heel.’
At the end of the night when I’m in the ring being paraded around by the faces and Owen was staring at me you could see his look on his face and if you really read closer into his eyes you could see how happy he was. He was so over as a heel and so proud of his life. It was the biggest night of his life at that time. It was a big thing for me to see that he succeeded that night.”
On working with Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13: “I remember we got to the building and started talking about what we were going to do. The submission match kind of limits you with no pinfalls. It changes a lot of the dynamics of the pace of the match. You have to use submission holds for the highlights of the match. We just went in there not knowing what they wanted. I thought the way we started it was perfect like gun fighters staring each other down. Steve was great with how he tackled me right off the bat. There are so many things I love in the match that stand out today. There’s no comedy or laughing, it’s dead serious. It’s like a school fight with two guys fighting in the back of the school. It was a hell of a fight. The psychology of the match was just perfect.”
On three opponents he would have liked to wrestle: “I would have loved to have worked with Kurt Angle. He would have been a lot of fun to be in the ring with. I would love to wrestle John Cena, especially the Bret Hart of 1997 that was a heel against John Cena the All American good guy. For the third guy I would have to say CM Punk. Punk would have been a perfect guy for me to work with. He might have to carry me through the match with him as the heel. I miss him on the shows. I hope he makes some kind of comeback one day.”
On the Bret Hart Invitational Tournament and The Stu Hart Championship at X-Fest 2014 in Calgary in August 30 & 31: “It’s important for me that young wrestlers get a chance to work in front of a good sized crowd. It’s a great opportunity to bring something to Calgary like that. I think Davey Boy Smith Jr. is a great talent and some of the other guys are good young wrestlers.
It’s going to be a classic looking belt. They put a lot of love and attention into it. The Stu Hart belt is going to be a prestigious thing. We’re going to make this a big event. Hopefully the Stu Hart belt will mean more and more every year. We want to make this a prestigious thing.”
Check out the complete interview at XFestCalgary.com.
The following was issued today:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MONDAY AUGUST 18, 2014
THE BRET HART INVITATIONAL DEBUTS AT X-FEST 2014
“COWBOY” JAMES STORM, RAJ SINGH, DAVEY BOY SMITH JUNIOR AMONG PRO WRESTLERS VYING FOR THE STU HART CHAMPIONSHIP BELT AT FORT CALGARY ON AUGUST 30 & 31
(CALGARY) Pro wrestling returns to X-FEST in 2014 with the first ever Bret Hart Invitational Tournament, featuring some of the most exciting talent in the industry competing all weekend at Fort Calgary on August 30 and 31 to win the Stu Hart Championship Belt.
Confirmed wrestlers vying for the belt include Calgary’s own Raj Singh ?(formerly Jinder Mahal of the WWE), IWGP Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith Junior, and “Cowboy” James Storm of TNA as well as some of Canada’s best young superstars, including graduates from the Lance Storm Wrestling Academy.
There will also be an appearance by the original “Hart Foundation” Bret “The Hitman” Hart and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart. The winner of the tournament will be presented the belt by Bret Hart himself on Sunday Aug 31.
“I’m very excited to be involved in the first ever Bret Hart Invitational Tournament at X-Fest this year! The tournament is a way for me to showcase some extremely talented professional wrestlers from all over North America and put my stamp on an event I intend on doing for many years to come. I’m also very excited to present the “Stu Hart Championship Belt” to the winner of the tournament! This beautiful belt is the first ever belt created in my father’s name. This should help to further my father’s legacy as a true pioneer and leader in this industry and will bring instant credibility around the world to our champion. I want to thank Union Events for making this event happen and look forward to seeing all the exciting action during X-Fest weekend!” – Bret “The Hitman” Hart
Schedule will be available on the official X-Fest website at www.xfestcalgary.com
X-Fest, Calgary’s Alternative Music Festival, takes place at Fort Calgary on August 30 and 31, featuring performances by Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Foster The People, Death Cab For Cutie, Tegan & Sara, Serena Ryder, the smalls, Cage The Elephant, The Airborne Toxic Event, Stars, Ms Mr, July Talk, The Mowgli’s, Sleeper Agent, Dear Rouge, Bad Suns and Until The Ribbon Breaks, as well as Xposure winners The Wisers and A Day As Wolves.
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Thousands of fans stood bewildered following last night’s main event, as the WWE’s resident hero John Cena laid battered and beaten after his match with Brock Lesnar. Cena didn’t grab a microphone to offer up an excuse, nor did he attempt any sort of retaliation while both Lesnar and Heyman laughed in his face after seizing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Instead, he simply walked away with the help of officials, with the crowd booing the face of the company while serenading him on his way out the door. Last night’s event felt like a transitional pay-per-view, and not simply because every title that was contested changed hands.
The massacre fans witnessed last night for only $9.99 was perhaps the end of the PG era. The evil villain prevailed, the kids’ hero took the beating of a lifetime, and the company seems to finally be looking toward the future instead of the past. Fans have likely noticed in recent weeks that the product has become a bit edgier. Curse words are more frequent, men have assaulted women, and the next generation of superstars has dominated the old guard.
Last night’s event reminded me a bit of the 1993 King of the Ring, during which fans witnessed the death of Hulkamania. After years as the top superstar in the company, Hogan finally met his match in the form of Yokozuna. Hogan lost the title that night (with a little help from a camera man) and didn’t make any excuses. He simply faded away and left the company a few weeks later, not returning to a WWE ring for roughly a decade. This event was followed by a transition period that saw the company stray away from guys like Hogan, Savage, and Warrior in favor of the next generation in the form of Hart, Michaels, and Diesel.
That’s not to say that John Cena is bolting from the company any time soon, because that certainly isn’t the case, but his time as the top guy in the company is likely over. Otherwise, he probably wouldn’t have put Lesnar over in such convincing fashion, as Cena barely landed any offensive maneuvers throughout the over 15-minute main event.
– There continues to be discussions within WWE about the idea of bringing on outside advertising to the WWE Network as a way to increase their profits.
– The following is the official trailer for Kayfabe Commentaries’ new “Timeline: History of WWE – 1992 – Bret Hart” DVD.
(Partial Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
The following are highlights of a new WrestlingINC.com interview with Vince Russo:
On his vision for WCW: “The vision was to flip the roster to get the middle guys out of that middle slot and start rising them to the top to be built around. With this format, I went into WCW with a giant target on my back from the veterans. I still went ahead with the plan because it was the right thing to do. As much as these guys are going to kill me, bury me behind my back, try to get me out quicker than I came, I stuck to the plan because I knew it was the right thing to do. To this day, I don’t regret that because that’s what needed to be done at the time.”
On the reason Vince McMahon turned down his idea to bring WCW back in 2002: “Probably because it was my idea. The last person I should have been pitching was Eric Bishoff, but he was a phenomenal on-air talent. Anything personal between us wouldn’t have mattered. Bishoff deserved to be on TV. I literally laid out this plan and then obviously things didn’t work out. I left WWE and Eric was hired. I watched it unravel at home on TV and I was like ‘are you freaking kidding me?’ They had a goldmine and week after week they were butchering it. They killed a million dollar idea.”
On how close Paul Heyman was to signing with TNA: “I don’t know if he was close. I called Paul to bring him into TNA and we had a couple of conversations that were hours long. I was under the impression Paul wanted to come in and have things 100% his way, but that’s not how TNA works. I turned it over to Dixie [Carter] and was out of the loop. I didn’t care how I was going to be working with Paul or who had what title. I thought Paul Heyman could make TNA a better product and that’s why I made the original contact.”
On Bret Hart’s issues with him and if he likes him: “Deep down inside, I don’t know if he does. When I went to WCW, I wanted Bret Hart in a position he longed to be in. I approached him my first day there and we sat down for an hour and discussed the Owen [Hart] incident. We talked about it man-to-man and I thought everything was behind us. Six months before I left TNA, I had a phone conversation with Bret about bringing him to TNA. He was very excited about that idea and I spoke to him personally on the phone for an hour. Face-to-face or on the phone, there has never been an issue between me and Bret.
“I find it hard to believe Bret feels that way because he had the opportunity on more occasions than one to tell me — especially when I tried to bring him into TNA. There’s the perfect opportunity for Bret to say ‘Vince I’m not working for a scumbag.’ That’s not how the conversation went; it was a very positive one. I find it hard to believe at his core that he feels that way, but I also know bashing and burying Vince Russo to the internet wrestling community is the cool hip thing to do. Some people think that’s what gets them over. Just throw a Vince Russo barb in the wrestling community and you’re over. All these people that have these issues with me and do interviews, never have I been confronted to my face. That’s unfortunate. I worked as hard as I could in the business, was very respectful, and am a family man. To consistently have to deal with all the negative comments, it gets old after a while.”
Check out the complete interview at WrestlingINC.com.
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart was recently interviewed by Ryan Rider of WebSportsMedia.com. Here are some of the highlights of what Bret said about:
The Montreal Screwjob: “In hindsight, I really wish the whole thing had never happened. It was a lousy way for me to leave the company after being so lucky to be the champion and to have such a great history there. It never was the same after that day. If I could go back I don’t know what I can change to make it go differently. I know that I followed my heart through that whole process. I still believe that I was on the side of the right and did the right things that day. But I do wish that it never had happened and that I could have worked something out beforehand that could have been more productive for everybody.”
Returning To WWE: “I have way more great memories than I do bad. We had a great 14 years. We had that bad fall-out at the end, which I’m still sensitive about to this day. I suffered a stroke in 2002 that made everything else in my life that happened to that point pale in comparison. It was in the first few hours after I had a stroke that Vince [McMahon] gave me a call. Things were not good between us when that happened. He gave me a big pep talk in the hospital when I suffered my stroke. He talked about improving our relationship and doing things together down the road. I always wanted to be recognized and remembered for what I contributed to the company. He assured me that that would always be the case; to protect my reputation as far as what I accomplished there. Within the first few minutes we cleared so much off of the table. His words were that I was a fighter and that I would get back and get better. As I’ve got better over the years and recovered, I remember those dark hours and I’m grateful for that call. That softened things up for Vince and I and eventually I thumped him at Wrestlemania to write a better ending for us.”
His Iron Man match with Shawn Michaels At WM12:” I eager to raise the bar. I still think that for an hour match of any kind, no wrestlers have upstaged that match. Probably the hardest pro wrestling match any two wrestlers have ever had. Shawn was a great wrestler and a great athlete. That day when we had that match we were hell-bent on showing that you didn’t have to be a 300-pound steroid freak to make wrestling popular again. I take a lot of pride in the direction that wrestling went.”
Burying the Hatchet with Shawn Michaels: “I found a great relief from forgiveness. Forgiving the whole thing and making peace with it and moving on. What a therapy for me, I felt a million pounds come off my back when that was over. I think Shawn Michaels was carrying a lot of grief and he felt really lousy for his role in everything. How he screwed me over and how he looked that day, it bothered Shawn for a long time. When we made that truce and hugged on Raw, I can see that grief that he carried for so long was all lifted. I realized a few months later what a good thing that was for us. I recommend that to anybody out there who has issues where they can’t forgive someone, try to forgive; it’s really good for your soul.”
His Career-Ending Concussion: “A lot of people don’t realize how severe a concussion injury is. You have to listen to the doctors. You have to be really careful about them. When I had my injury, so many of the wrestlers and people that I knew didn’t believe I was hurt. I was pushed in the ring for so many weeks and when I finally saw a doctor he told me that my career was over. I had a pounding headache for almost two years, and a lot of side effects and ramifications that never leave. I still have balance issues from a kick to the head from one wrestler who didn’t know his own strength. You can see now that there are a lot of steps being taken that a wrestler who has possibly suffered a concussion is being evaluated properly and you make sure he is safe before getting back in the ring. Back in my day you’d get a pat on the back and get pushed through the curtain. People in all sports are waking up to the fact that concussion injuries are really serious. The ramifications can be long-lasting and severe.”
The Current Landscape Of WWE: “Wrestling today is as good as its every been. Younger, faster, better athletes than there used to be. The fork that wrestling took, it came right around the time that I became champion in the first place. The business today doesn’t get enough credit. There’s an amazing bunch of talents out there today. There’s an amazing group of young talents, innovators who are raising the bar. Delivering better matches than anyone has ever seen before. Cesaro is a guy who does a lot of unique stuff and is a great talent. He does a lot of strong man stuff that is just impressive to watch. Daniel Bryan is another one.
And the girl wrestlers too. They’re all drop dead gorgeous and really good wrestlers and good athletes. I find them very entertaining and a lot of fun to watch. Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes. John Cena has been such a great champion in the last 10 years, this has kind of been his era. Wrestling is even better than it used to be and I think people should start paying more attention to these great stars.”
– Japanese wrestling legend Kenta Kobashi, not to be confused with KENTA, who just signed with WWE, was backstage at the WWE live event in Tokyo, Japan on Friday.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart is featured on the latest edition of The JBL & Cole Show. You can check that out below.
– The Stamford Daily Voice reports that the Vince & Linda McMahon Family Foundation recently donated $1 million to The Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut.
The money will be used to purchase 3D mammography machines to help with early breast cancer detection. The machines are located at the Greenwich Hospital Breast Center, within the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich, as well as the Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Center in Stamford.
– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart spoke to the Ottawa Morning newspaper this week to promote Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings. Here’s what Bret said about the tragic death of his brother Owen and if he holds any animosity towards WWE because of it:
“It was really difficult to get my head around that and obviously it had a very devastating affect on my whole family at home, my parents. My dad never was the same after that. I also know that the reality of what happened with my brother Owen, it was an accident. It took a while to realize that for me. Knowing that it was an accident, I could live with it a little easier. I really didn’t blame Vince [McMahon] or the company. I may have at the time and said a lot of things but a couple years after it happened, I accepted what happened and I was OK with it.”
– Following Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Montreal, here is the updated list of official participants confirmed for the Intercontinental Championship Battle Royal at the upcoming WWE Battleground pay-per-view: Cesaro, Kofi Kingston, Damien Sandow, The Great Khali, Rob Van Dam, Dolph Ziggler, Big E., Ryback, Curtis Axel, Alberto Del RIo, Bo Dallas, Sheamus and Fandango.
– The following is the Bret Hart and “Bret Sandhart” segment from Monday’s RAW:
Tonight’s episode of Raw took place in Montreal, Canada and featured a total of eleven matches, including a first ever one-on-one meeting between the WWE World Heavyweight champion John Cena and Money in the Bank briefcase holder Seth Rollins.
Canadian icon and WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart graced the WWE Universe with his presence and cut a promo. Of course, he brought up the Montreal Screw Job, but it was a nice moment. Also, WWE continued to promote current on-going storylines leading up to Battleground.
Last week’s episode of Raw was one of the best and most exciting in recent history. Did this edition live up to last week’s high standards? Without further ado, here are highlights, lowlights and my random thoughts on the 7/7/2014 edition of Monday Night Raw:
BEST MATCH: The opening bout between the Usos and the Wyatt Family was the best match of the night. There were two other matches that could have stolen the show, but they failed to do so for a couple of reasons. First, Randy Orton and Dean Ambrose gave it their best effort, but it was clear to see that the two didn’t have very much chemistry, at least when it comes to singles action. Also, the Dean Ambrose botch wasn’t a crowd-pleasing moment.
Chris Jericho vs. the Miz could have been special, but the match didn’t last as long as I hoped. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins had the most promise, but they weren’t given enough time to do anything memorable and the obvious interference by Kane and Randy Orton ruined the match for me.
What was your favorite match of the night?
WORST MATCH: AJ Lee/Paige vs. Naomi/Cameron was the worst match of the night. Aside from the main event and the tag team match between the Usos and the Wyatt Family, there weren’t any real standout matches. However, this bout stood out for all the wrong reasons and it was a poor showing amongst the four Divas involved. Bo Dallas vs. El Torito was a close second for the worst match of the night award because at least the crowd was somewhat into it.
The worst segment of the night was the Nikki Bella/Alicia Fox disaster, but I don’t think there was an opening bell and nobody was declared the winner. Therefore, Idon’t consider this to be a match; otherwise, it would have won the award.
UPSET OF THE NIGHT: Kofi Kingston defeating Cesaro was the upset of the night. I know that Kofi defeated Cesaro last week on Raw, but I didn’t expect him to do it again and I don’t think the fans/crowd did either. I see Cesaro winning the Intercontinental Title at Battleground and Kingston falling into obscurity once again, but at least Kofi is living in the moment now.
To quote the great Mike Adamle, Kofi be Jamaican me crazy.
MOST SHOCKING MOMENT: I expected Randy Orton to defeat Dean Ambrose in their match tonight, but I was anticipating Seth Rollins to screw Ambrose over, resulting in Ambrose losing cleanly. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Ambrose has been really hot as of late and Rollins costing him the match would have protected Ambrose a bit more. Also, it would have spiced things up and furthered the Ambrose/Rollins feud.
– It was announced on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Montreal that Chris Jericho’s “Highlight Reel” will return on WWE Main Event on Tuesday night, with special guest Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
– The following is the latest edition of “WWE Canvas 2 Canvas,” which features Diesel and The Kliq.
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart spoke to Canada’s Slam Wrestling to promote tonight’s RAW from Montreal and tomorrow’s SmackDown tapings from Ottowa. The Hitman confirmed he’ll be appearing on television for both shows.
“I’m not sure what I’ll be doing at the show but I know it’s going to be on the TV show, it’s going to be for Raw, not just for the house show.”
He joked about what kind of reaction he’ll get from his Canadian fans and also mentioned it will be the first time Jerry Lawler is returning to Montreal since suffering his heart attack there.
“I think it’s going to be a kind of similar moment than the last time, it should be a great response and it’s going to be great for me to walk out and to get the warmth from those great fans. I’m just hoping it’s going to be a really fun moment for me. Just to be able to walk out the ramp and high-five the fans again is enough for me to be a great moment. We’ll try to stop Jerry Lawler from having another heart attack and steal my thunder.”
“Yeah, I think he’ll probably get a heck of a pop and rightfully so. He may get the pop of the night and steal my thunder again!”
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– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart is scheduled to appear at next week’s WWE RAW from Montreal and Tuesday’s Smackdown tapings from Ottawa, Ontario.
– The Rock noted on Twitter that he finished his work on “Fast & Furious 7” yesterday.
Variety.com is also reporting that Paramount has Jonathan Lemkin (“The Longest Night”) to write the script for G.I. Joe 3, which hits theaters in 2016. The Rock will be reprising his role of Roadblock in the third installment of the series.
– Connecticut’s WWLP local news ran a report earlier this week covering WWE Diva Emma’s arrest for shoplifting. You can watch the report at WWLP.com.
Speaking of Emma’s arrest, former WWE Superstar JTG tweeted:
Diva Emma: ARRESTED for stealing. http://t.co/fdKTqLAVEG pic.twitter.com/x2eSmzXTPB" I would ask her to join Crime Time but we don't get caught
— JTG (@Jtg1284) July 2, 2014
– Following last night’s episode of WWE Main Event, here’s an updated list of confirmed participants for the upcoming Battle Royal at WWE Battleground (7/20) to crown a new Intercontinental champion:
– Cesaro
– Kofi Kingston
– Damien Sandow
– The Great Khali
– Rob Van Dam
– Dolph Ziggler
– Big E
– Ryback
– Curtis Axel
– Alberto Del Rio
– Chris Jericho will face The Miz on next week’s episode of WWE RAW from Montreal. WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart will also be appearing.
Speaking of Chris Jericho, he noted on Twitter that he’ll be part of WWE’s upcoming tour of Tokyo and Osaka next weekend.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart and his wife were backstage at the WWE live event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Friday night. They were just there visiting friends and hanging out at the show.
– The latest edition of “WWE Top 10,” titled “Crashing the Bank,” is now available. The video looks at the top ten biggest “crashes and burns” in Money In The Bank history. You can check that out below.
– As things stand right now, WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart is scheduled to appear on the upcoming WWE RAW show in Montreal on July 7th. If he doesn’t appear on the televised portion of the show, he is scheduled to at least appear at the live event. Hart is also likely to appear at the WWE SmackDown television taping the following night in Ottawa.
– Apparently the WWE website traffic numbers that WWE touted recently are very misleading. WWE is reportedly counting all of their websites combined, as well as WWE App numbers, and that is how they came up with the numbers that they were pushing.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart is scheduled to appear on the upcoming July 7th episode of RAW from Montreal.
– Roman Reigns was interviewed by Renee Young on the RAW Backstage Pass show on the WWE Network. Reigns commented on Kane being added to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match this Sunday at Money in the Bank. He Kane’s involvement means nothing to him. It doesn’t matter who else is in the match, because he’s leaving Money in the Bank as the new champion.
– Here are this week’s RAW Fallout videos:
Stephanie McMahon leaves after being embarrassed by Vickie Guerrero.
Bad News Barrett talks about his successful Intercontinental Championship defense against Dolph Ziggler.
Dean Ambrose discusses being put in the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
This Thursday night at 8pm (EST), WWE presents “NXT Takeover” – the developmental promotion’s second live special on the WWE Network.
The night before, a special “NXT Takeover Preview” show will air on the WWE Network at 10pm (EST). Hosted by Renee Young, the show will feature interviews with WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Bret Hart, previewing the NXT Women’s title match between Charlotte and Natalya.
Prior to Thursday’s big 2-hour event, there will be a 30-minute pre-show show on the WWE Network.
It’s also been announced that NXT Takeover will then kick off with Adam Rose and the Exotic Express.