Chris Jericho appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night to discuss WrestleMania 29, Fandango and sing boy band songs about Jean Claude Van Damme.

– Here are the latest tweets from WWE Champion The Rock and John Cena leading up to their WrestleMania 29 match this weekend:

Now @iamdiddy will perform at #WrestleMania @TheRock @WWE I will make sure it's a #suckerfreesunday #RTime=NOW #redemption 4/7/13

— John Cena (@JohnCena) April 3, 2013

15 years ago I started my career in NY. Sunday will TRULY be my honor. #Wrestlemania29 #SweetEmotion #BringIt pic.twitter.com/jdoKhVDfCX

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 3, 2013

– After his match against Fandango at Sunday’s WrestleMania 29 pay-per-view, Chris Jericho is scheduled for next week’s WWE RAW and SmackDown tapings before heading over seas to the UK to tour with his metal band Fozzy. Jericho is now advertised for the April 22nd WWE live event from the 02 Arena in London, England. That is the last date he’s scheduled for.

– WWE posted this video of Antonio Cesaro training for WrestleMania 29, even though he’s not booked for a match on the show:

Antonio Cesaro shows what keeps him the United States Champion with this epic work out.

– WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is said to be a huge fan of Fandango’s new character, which is the reason we’ve seen him get such a strong push in recent weeks. The match against Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 29 is designed to further get Fandango over – since a loss won’t hurt Jericho but a win for the newcomer at the WWE’s biggest show of the year would establish him as a strong mid-card player.

– Regarding Jericho’s WWE status, the two sides are talking about what his role with the company will be in the coming months. The situation remains that Jericho likes working with WWE as long as he has the freedom to pursue outside projects like his band Fozzy, the Robot Combat League and other TV hosting gigs.

– There has also been talk about Mark Henry leaving WWE after WrestleMania 29. Word now is that WWE and Henry are on the same page. Officials are very happy with Henry’s work since returning and he will most likely staying with the company.

• SCREENSHOTS From ROCKPOCALYPSE – The New ROCK Mobile App Game

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– Jack Swagger is scheduled for a court appearance on April 9th in Biloxi, Mississippi to face charges from his arrest last month. His first court date was March 12th but it was continued to a later date at the request of his lawyers.

– Chris Jericho noted on Twitter that he will return to the Jimmy Fallon show on Thursday, April 4th to promote WrestleMania 29.

– Former WWE star Carlito tweeted the following regarding Sean “Diddy” Combs performing live at WrestleMania 29:

Sean diddy combs is performing at wrestlemania 29, thats friggin awesome…said 1997!!!

— carlito (@Litocolon279) March 29, 2013

– The black eye that Chris Jericho had on Monday’s RAW did not occur that night, but actually at the March 19th SmackDown taping during his match against Jack Swagger.

– Here are some recent WWE attendance figures, courtesy of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

• 3/22: RAW in Charlottesville, Virginia drew 4,800 fans for $160,000
• 3/23: RAW in Fairfax, VA drew 5,000 fans for $200,000
  3/23: SmackDown in Norfolk, VA drew a sellout of 8,300 fans for $282,000
• 3/24: RAW in Salisbury, Maryland drew a sellout of 5,300 fans for $195,000
  3/24: SmackDown in Baltimore, MD drew 7,000 fans for $300,000

– Tyson Kidd posted the following video on Tout this week showing the physical training he’s undergoing as he prepares for his WWE return. Kidd says his recovery is going great and he is currently ahead of schedule with his rehabilitation:

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

Terry Funk Inducting Mick Foley:

“Great choice by Mick Foley to select Terry Funk to induct Mr. Foley’s baby boy at the 2013 WWE HOF induction ceremony. The Funker is Mick’s mentor and idol. I think it’s pretty cool when a Hall of Fame inductee can actually have their all time favorite wrestler, their father like figure within the business and their role model as it relates to in ring style and approach to the game induct them.”

Ric Flair’s Medical Situation:

“Got a text from Ric Flair early this morning and Naitch is feeling great and has been provided medication to dissolve the blood clot that is in his leg. The doctor’s are highly optimistic that the meds will do the trick and eliminate a potentially, dangerous issue. Ric and I will get together Wednesday evening in Jersey to catch up which is one of our WrestleMania traditions.”

Fandango vs. Y2J:

“Fandango is a lightning rod right now because many or perhaps a few vocal ‘fans’ don’t like the TV persona even though they have yet to see it fully on display in a match of significance. I’m of the persuasion that I’ll reserve my opinions until I actually see the talent get it on bell to bell. Chris Jericho is the perfect opponent to perform with Fandango at WM29 because Jericho is all about stealing the show ala the great @ShawnMichaels no matter Y2J’s role. Fandango can also expect Jericho to beat the hell out of him along the way. Believe that!”

The Rock vs. John Cena:

“Enjoying the serious nature that the Rock/Cena rivalry has taken the past few weeks and it is a departure from 2012 or so it seems to me. Closing a WrestleMania with such high expectations and having a ‘different’ match than last year are tremendous responsibilities notwithstanding the fact that the match is for the WWE Title which should be the primary issue. Cena vs. Rock is a target of varying levels of controversy from some fans but pales in comparison to what their own peers will place upon the show closers in their own matches at WM29.”

WWE will tape the next batch of NXT television shows tonight from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Chris Jericho is scheduled to appear tonight. Also in attendance will be WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett and William Regal. Barrett will be wrestling Bo Dallas, while Regal has been playing up his feud with Kassius Ohno while Barrett. Ricardo Rodriguez is also teasing an appearance as his masked alter-ego, Chimaera.

Here are some tweets from the talents appearing tonight:

Jim Ross: “Thursday nite NXT most ambitious, star studded TV taping we’ve ever done. Can’t miss event. Hope you have tickets. Not hyperbole..fact. #WWE”

Wade Barrett: Heading to @NXT tomorrow to pay @TheBoDallas a visit. ‘If Mohammed will not go to the mountain, the mountain must come to Mohammed.’

NXT Diva Paige: “Tonight is the night!!! @WWENXT is back at @FullSail in Orlando!!!!! W/ special guest @IAmJericho !!! Not one to be missed!! #WWE #NXT”

NXT Diva Charlotte: “The harder I work, the luckier I get!” #Ambition NXT @ Full Sail Today!”

Corey Graves: “Huge set of @WWENXT TV tapings TONIGHT @FullSail feat. @IAmJericho ~ Well, featuring me. He’ll be there though. #FutureIsNow #StayDown”

Conor O’Brian: “Endless thoughts about #NXT and the moments of opportunity. #TheAscension #WEWILLRISE”

As usual, we’ll have spoiler results posted here later tonight, so make sure to check back for those.

– Following Jack Swagger’s attack on Ricardo Rodriguez at RAW, WWE is reporting that Ricardo’s ankle is broken.

– This Friday on SmackDown, Jack Swagger will face Chris Jericho rematch from last week’s show.

– Speaking of Chris Jericho, it appears WWE is in fact building towards a Chris Jericho vs. Fandango match at WrestleMania 29. The two had a confrontation backstage at Monday’s RAW when Fandango interrupted Jericho’s backstage promo. Jericho mocked the new superstar by intentionally messing up his name and asking him for movie tickets, a reference to the popular Fandango movie ticket service.

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has update his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about: is back with a new blog on jrsbarbq.com. Here are some highlights:

The Latest From Steve Austin:

@steveaustinBSR about to head to Mexico to tape season three of CMT’s Redneck Island and then onto his ranch in south Texas to start a new, reality show for CMT taped on the Broken Skull Ranch. Plus, the Texas Rattlesnake and devout JR’s BBQ Sauce and Chipotle Ketchup user is about to step into the world of weekly podcasts. Stay tuned and follow Steve on Twitter for more info.

CM Punk’s Recent Antics:

Still getting some lingering feedback regarding @CMPunk interrupting The Undertaker’s tribute to the late, Paul Bearer Monday night. Again, I did not and do not have a problem with it especially considering that WWE honored the memory of my late friend throughout the night. For PB to be involved in another major, storyline leading into WrestleMania, would have thrilled him to no end. Villains do bad things and usually get their comeuppance in the end. Time will tell on the latter as it relates to Punk ending ‘The Streak’ which would be as big a defining moment as when the Ultimate Warrior beat Hulk Hogan at WM6, in the eyes of some.

• Pictures of CM Punk & Paul Heyman With The Undertaker’s Urn At WWE Live Event

Jack Swagger vs. Chris Jericho on SmackDown:

Helluva match on Friday Night Smackdown between @RealJackSwagger and @IAmJericho. Jericho brings out the best in everyone he faces, which is a legit artform on the grappling canvas, and the former Division One, two sport athlete Swagger is getting better each week. Swagger’s addition of veteran Zeb Colter to his presentation has been positive from the young Oklahoman’s development.

Drax The Destroyer

Batista Signs On For “Guardians Of The Galaxy”

Former WWE superstar Dave Bautista has officially signed on to play Drax The Destroyer in the big screen adaptation in the Marvel Comics story  “Guardians of the Galaxy” – scheduled to premiere on August 1st, 2014.

Chris Jericho at NXT

– Chris Jericho will be appearing at the next NXT taping from Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL on Thursday, March 21st.

Ric Flair In New York On WrestleMania Sunday:

– Ric Flair will be appearing at the Wrestlecon event on WrestleMania Sunday, April 7th. WrestleReunion made the following announcement this week:

“WrestleReunion has worked with almost every star that has been available to work with except for a few. We are getting ready to fix that problem on WrestleReunion Sunday. We are pleased to announce that we have just reached a deal to bring “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair and Fifi the Maid to Wrestlecon on Sunday April 7th at 10am. We will announce pricing and presale information as soon as we can.

WrestleReunion Founder “The Big Cheese” Sal Corrente is very excited to be working with the legendary Ric Flair and the lovely Fifi along with William Regal and Nitro Girl Spice on Wrestlemania Sunday. All of the above guests will start signing at 10am.”

– Zeb Colter is taking aim at Chris Jericho, who will challenge Jack Swagger on Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown. Colter is questioning whether Jericho really was born in the United States, accusing him of being “no different than Del Rio” and being unable to produce a birth certificate. Colter tweeted:

WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER OUTSIDER…A CANADIAN, CHRIS JERICHO. HE'S NO DIFFERENT THAN DEL RIO. WATCH SMACKDOWN THIS FRIDAY.

— ??. ????? (@DirtyDMantell) March 13, 2013

JERICHO "CLAIMS" HE WAS BORN IN THE US. I HAVE REQUESTED A BIRTH CERTIFICATE. HE FAILED TO PRODUCE ONE. HE'S JUST LIKE DEL RIO. #wethepeople

— ??. ????? (@DirtyDMantell) March 13, 2013

• Spoilers For Friday’s WWE SmackDown (Swagger vs. Jericho)

– Here are recent WWE attendance figures, courtesy of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

• 3/8 – RAW in Colorado Springs drew 5,500 ($200,000 gate)
• 3/9 – RAW in Broomfield, Colorado drew 5,000 ($185,000 gate)
  3/9 – SmackDown in Lacrosse, Wisconsin drew 4,500 ($120,000 gate)
• 3/10 – RAW in Loveland, Colorado drew 4,000 ($140,000 gate)
  3/10 – SmackDown in Milwaukee drew 9,000 (280,000 gate)

– Friday’s SmackDown will feature Chris Jericho vs. Jack Swagger in the main event. Jericho tweeted the following about the match after Tuesday’s tapings:

Had a great match in Ft Wayne w @realJackSwagger for this weeks #Smackdown! Hard hitting, fast paced and stiff…worth checking out!@wwe

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) March 13, 2013

– The dark match before Tuesday’s night’s WWE TV tapings from Fort Wayne, Indiana saw Ted DiBiase defeat NXT star Bray Wyatt.

After the SmackDown taping ended, Randy Orton, Sheamus and Ryback all hit their finishers on The Shield to end the show.

– Chris Jericho will be returning to action this Saturday at WWE RAW’s live event from Broomfield, Colorado.

– The new WWE Studios film Dead Man Down, featuring Intercontinental champion Wade Barrett, has been declared “Rotten” by review aggregation site RottenTomatoes.com. With 36 critic reviews in, the movie currently has a score of 39/100. Their quick review reads:

“While the fine cast keeps Dead Man Down watchable throughout, the film is weighted down by absurd plot twists and a slack pace.”

Pictures of Wade Barrett On The Set of Dead Man Down

In the final part of a 2 part conversation this week on MLW Radio, available right now at MLW Radio, WWE superstar Chris Jericho joined Konnan to discuss to discuss a variety of topics, including why he’s never worked for TNA. Konnan brought up negotiations Jericho had with TNA in the past and Jericho had this to say when asked why he ultimately never signed with TNA:

“The main reason is that I always wanted to work for Vince McMahon ever since I was a kid. I’ve never worked for anybody else since I stepped through the doors in August of 1999 and I never will work for anyone else. I don’t want to go to Japan. I don’t want to go to Mexico for shots. I don’t want to go work in TNA. I’m a WWE guy. That’s the way it’s always going to be.

“I’m sure TNA is a great company to work for. I’m sure you can do really well there or make some great money or whatever. It doesn’t matter to me. I work for the big leagues. There’s no reason for me to go anywhere else.”

Jericho also discussed changes in how concussions are treated in the industry and how it’s shaped his views on Chris Benoit.

“I was like everybody else. Shocked. A sense of ‘what the [expletive]‘ happened. Denial. Betrayal. How can he do this?

“I look back at it now, and I was really close with him, but he got considerably stranger and stranger the last six months of his life. I was like, what’s with this guy? What’s wrong with him? And now I know the reason why. It’s because his brain got worse and worse.”

MLW Radio is available for free at MLW.com and on iTunes (search: MLW Radio), along with episodes featuring MVP, The Ultimate Warrior, Teddy Hart, Billy Corgan and many others.

WWE.com has published a new interview with Chris Jericho. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

How Hard It Was To Keep His Rumble Return A Secret: “In this day and age, it’s almost impossible to keep a secret. It was just really, really cool to know that we could still keep a secret and keep a nice surprise. But there was no rumors at all that Jericho was going to come back at the Rumble. If I go to a movie, I don’t want to know what the ending of it is before I go.

“What would people expect if Jericho was coming back? Well, some kind of complicated clues. I thought, “what if there was no clues? I just showed up?” I like being the master of puppets sometimes when it comes to the fans. I think that we kind of really surprised a lot of experts that think they know everything but they really don’t. I think it’s one of the reasons that the reaction was so huge. It’s definitely one of the best nights of my career.

“The hardest part was just waiting for the shoe to drop, and waiting for somebody to find out I was going to be there. I was like so scared, like kind of crawling under the cover of night to get to this little bus where I was hiding, hoping that no one would see me. And that, like some parking attendant going “oh, Jericho’s here.” And when nobody did I was just like this is, this is amazing. I got into the Rumble, and people were chanting, “you still got it.” And like, I never lost it.”

Playing For Fozzy & Staying In Shape: “Whenever Fozzy plays, we put on a very intense show. A lot of energy, a lot of ya know, jumping and running. But when you get into the ring it’s a different story. And It’s funny, because when I heard I was in the Rumble for 47 minutes and 53 seconds, and I was like, “Wow, is it really that long?

“Mr. McMahon even asked me like after he said, “you did a great job, but not working in awhile, I mean how did you stay in ring shape?” And I was like, “I don’t know.” And then Even on Raw, my first single match was like 18 minutes against CM Punk. Same thing. It’s like I guess just when you’ve been doing it long enough it just gets ingrained into your body and it’s just more instinct than anything. ”

What Impresses Him About WWE’s Young Talent: “It’s good to know that the new prospects that are coming in have some experience and been around a little bit. And obviously The Shield, I was really impressed by them right off the bat. They were just three guys that were given a shot and really took the ball and ran with it. Cesaro, I’ve been a fan of his even before he came here. They’ve worked around the world and it benefited them when they debuted.”

Tuesday’s premiere episode of Robot Combat League on Syfy featuring Chris Jericho as host drew over 1.3 million viewers. The television network issued the following press release touting the episode as the best “unscripted series premiere in over two years among viewers 18-49.”

“ROBOT COMBAT LEAGUE” KICKS BOT AS SYFY’S BEST PREMIERE FOR A NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES AMONG ADULTS 18-49 IN OVER TWO YEARS

PREMIERE OF NEW COMPETITION SERIES ATTRACTED OVER 1.3 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS AND 748,000 VIEWERS 18-49

NEW YORK – February 27, 2013 – Last night’s 10 p.m. (ET/PT) premiere of Syfy’s new competition series, Robot Combat League, geared up more than 1.3 million total viewers and 748,000 Adults 18-49 for a season of non-stop mechanical carnage. This marks Syfy’s best unscripted series premiere in over two years among viewers 18-49. The episode also had an additional 200,000 views pre-premiere on multiple platforms including Syfy.com, VOD, Xbox 360, Roku and Hulu.

The premiere, in which 24 contestants and 12 state-of-the-art robots were introduced and ranked for the season’s fight tournament, also scored for Syfy.com as the site’s best unscripted series premiere ever across all key traffic metrics and as Syfy’s best unscripted series premiere day ever for Twitter activity.

Robot Combat League continues with an all-new, one-hour episode next Tuesday, March 5 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The episode features preliminary Fights 2 and 3 in the Robot Combat League tournament. The first battle will pit second-ranked Team Commander, piloted by Apache helicopter pilot Jeffrey Fellin and NASA/JPL engineer Paulo Younse, against 11th-ranked Team Scorpio, controlled by college student Diana Yang and toymaker Chris Hadouin. In the second fight of the episode, former All-American athlete Devonric Johnson and mechanical engineer Russell Tait lead third-ranked Team Brimstone against tenth-ranked Team Thunder Skull, made up of race car driver Heather Williams and I.T. specialist Brandon Lewis.

Each week Robot Combat League, hosted by Chris Jericho, the wildly popular WWE superstar, features tournament-style battles between eight-foot tall humanoid robots controlled by a human fighter (“robo-jockey”) and an engineer (“robo-tech”). The robots were designed and created by robotics expert, Mark Setrakian (Hellboy, Men in Black), a leader in the sport of robotic combat.

Robot Combat League is produced by Smart Dog Media, with Craig Plestis serving as executive producer.

WWE superstar Chris Jericho appeared on Konnan’s MLW Radio show this week and had this to say about Triple H gaining power backstage in WWE:

“It’s a changing of the guard. We’re in a transitional period right now between bosses. Vince is handing the reigns over to Triple H and Triple H has a lot of responsibilities and a lot of power now and it’s going to keep increasing because eventually Vince is going to give it up and stop. I don’t know if he’ll do it until he dies. I think over the next two or three years Triple H will be making most of the big decisions and Vince will be brought on as a consultant.

I know for this deal that I made to come back this time, I talked completely with Triple H. I didn’t talk with Vince at all and I’d always talked to Vince about any deal I ever had. Triple H is pretty much the boss, although Vince is always going to be the boss. But Triple H is in charge of more and more and more and developmental is a big part of that.

To be honest with you, he’s doing a great job. In the early 90s it’s no secret there was no love lost between he and I. We didn’t like each other, we didn’t get along. We had great matches, but there was always a personality issue. That stopped years and years ago and now I consider Triple H a pretty good friend. I’ll be completely flatly honest, I think he’s the right guy to take over the company. I think he’s prepared for it. He’s learning a lot about how to be the corporate guy. There’s so much more than just calling finishes and signing guys. He’s got to run the whole corporate side of it. Go to all the meetings, do all that stuff. I think it’s in very good hands if Vince ever retires or passes away.”

– Following the announcement that Donald Trump will be the celebrity honoree in this year’s WWE Hall of Fame, here’s an update of this year’s class, arguably one of the strongest in history:

– Bruno Sammartino
– Mick Foley
– Trish Stratus
– Bob Backlund
– Donald Trump

– Chris Jericho’s new “Robot Combat League” show hosted by WWE star Chris Jericho premieres tonight at 10pm EST on Syfy. The first episode, titled “Rise Of The Machines,” replays at midnight. Jericho spoke with Showrenity.com to hype the show and spoke about the technology behind the robots and the diverse backgrounds of the show’s contestants.

* Pictures of Chris Jericho With The Robot Combat League Robots

– According to the script for tonight’s WWE RAW, the opening segment is scheduled to be the fight between Vince McMahon and Paul Heyman.

– Chris Jericho appeared on this week’s edition of former WCW star Konnan’s MLW radio show. In part 1, Jericho talks about Triple H’s rise to power behind the scenes in WWE, his current WWE deal and more. You can listen to the show at MLWRadio.libsyn.com.

– Shield member Roman Reigns tweeted the following about about tonight’s WWE RAW:

Justice lives! The fight moves forward! #RAW #WWEDallas #BelieveinTheShield pic.twitter.com/vFbqwugOMg"

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) February 25, 2013

Afterbuzz TV issued the following:

CHRIS JERICHO TALKS ABOUT RETURNING TO WWE AND HOW ROBOTS WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD ON MARIA MENOUNOS’ AFTERBUZZ TV

Los Angeles, CA, February 22, 2013 –(afterbuzztv.com)– WWE Superstar, Chris Jericho made an appearance on a special edition of AfterBuzz TV’s RAW aftershow Tuesday night. The wrestling legend was invited on the network to discuss his return to WWE and the new Syfy show, Robot Combat League, which Jericho hosts. In the interview, Jericho discusses his recent RAW Active match with CM Punk, why his return to wrestling is different than other Superstars, and how his now infamous jacket came to fruition.

Growing up, Jericho wanted to be two things: a pro wrestler and a rock star. Now the 42-year-old wrestler is in the middle of yet another return to the WWE and just embarked on a multi-day Australian tour with his band, Fozzy.

“This past month has been one of my best months ever,” Jericho says.

Jericho is one of the few Superstars who has not only been able to parlay his wrestling career into other aspects of the entertainment industry, but also committed enough to give 100% every time he reenters the ring.
He tells AfterBuzz, “Nothing against what Rock does or Brock or any of those guys, when I come back, I don’t just come back for Monday Night Raw. I do the house shows.”

Since Jericho’s return, he’s reignited his feud with fellow Superstars, Dolph Ziggler and CM Punk. He recounts Feb 4th’s WWE RAW Active match between himself and CM Punk, where the writers created a poll to designate which wrestler, out of Chris Jericho, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio, would face Punk. A flash poll earlier in the week, predicted Orton to be the challenger and the writers told Jericho to not prepare with Punk—he would face Wade Barrett.

The afternoon of the fight, Jericho thought, “I knew I was going to win [the RAW active poll],” and he was right. He says the writers were shocked the fans chose him over Orton.

Jericho joked, “I went to the writers’ room and said, ‘All you guys with your flash polls, go F yourself, you can suck it.’”

Later in the interview, Y2J talks about how every time he returns to wrestling he wants to do something fresh.

“I’ve always wanted to be the Paul Stanley of wrestling…the ultimate frontman or lead singer who commands the crowd. Whenever I come back I try to do something different,” says Jericho. “I had this idea…Googled and then found this designer, Jonathan Logan. Went to visit him in the Fashion District and didn’t really know anything about him. Turns out he makes all of Brad Pitt’s stuff, all of Justin Bieber’s stuff, David Lee Roth’s stuff.”

After collaborating on a design, Logan suggested adding lights to the jacket as he had done for an Alecia Keys outfit, thus creating the iconic glowing jacket Jericho sports at shows.

As cool as the jacket is, Jericho says, it’s also a hassle. “There’s little wires and they snap all the time. I constantly have to [fix] them.” Jericho says WWE’s prop guys yell at him for having to fix the jacket so frequently.

Jericho divulges that the entire right side of his jacket broke before his intro at Wrestlemania XXVIII last year. “I had to turn and walk backwards and cheat the camera,” says Jericho, “I didn’t want anyone to see that the whole right side of my jacket had gone out…this was literally two minutes before I had to go to the ring. I was furious. I could have given a crap about the match, all I cared about was my stupid jacket.”

When asked about traveling with the jacket, Jericho mentioned an instance when he was traveling and he originally placed his jacket in his check luggage, however, the luggage was overweight. Jericho had to remove the jacket and take it as carry on, despite not having a bag to put it in.

“I had to ask [TSA] for a garbage bag. I put my big fancy jacket in a garbage bag and put it through security. One guy called me out and said ‘Jericho man, that’s your jacket? You can’t keep it in a plastic bag.’”

Another recent change in appearance are Jericho’s new tattoos. He says, “I just thought it would be cool to get a tattoo, something that means something to me. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and now was the time to do it.”

On Jericho’s new show, Syfy’s Robot Combat League, Jericho enthuses, “It’s Real Steel with actual Robots.” He says it’s nothing like Mick Foley’s robot show, Robot Wars.

“The first thing that I thought when I was in the arena and they brought the robot out, if it hadn’t stopped walking I would have turned around and ran away. It was that intimidating,” Jericho says, “We’ve now created robots that can kill humans, and in 10-years when they take over the planet, you’ll know you saw it first on Robot Combat League.”

Robot Combat League premieres on Syfy Feb. 26th at 10/9c.

AfterBuzz TV’s RAW aftershow, hosted by Ryan Katz, Cathy Kelley, Ryan Clum and Josh Padgett airs Monday nights, immediately following USA’s airing of RAW. The RAW aftershow is a weekly wrap up show that broadcasts worldwide from Los Angeles, CA as part of Extra’s Maria Menounos and filmmaker Keven Undergaro’s online broadcast network, AfterBuzz TV. AfterBuzz is dedicated to producing daily post-game wrap-up shows for fans’ favorite TV shows, covering shows like The Walking Dead, American Idol, The Bachelor, Being Human and countless others. Currently AfterBuzz TV receives over 20 million weekly downloads on iTunes from over 75 countries. For further information about the network, visit afterbuzztv.com

– Mick Foley tweeted the following in response to feedback he got over the cover art to his new WWE DVD:

“Wow, thanks for the incredible enthusiasm surrounding the new DVD cover. I’m usually my own toughest critic, but @WWE has really gone above and beyond with this bad boy. A few years ago, they started dramatically increasing the time and effort that goes into these productions, and it’s really apparent here. It just blows the A&E Biography piece away – and the extras are just great; stuff that anyone who really likes me will want to have in their collection. So many interviews with people who played a pivotal role in my life and career, including Terry Funk, Dominec DeNucci, Shane Douglas, Arn Anderson, Michael Hayes, Mike Rotunda, Vader (you’ll love the Vader/Cactus stuff) Kevin Sullivan, @HeymanHustle, @TheRock, family members, childhood friends, and some of today’s top superstars. The on-sale date in the US is April 16th, and April 22 in the UK. I will make sure to give you all the pre-sale and sale info as it comes to me.”

– Here is a promo commercial for the 2013 Golden Gods Awards hosted by Chris Jericho:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4aaDwSb97ZI

WWE superstar Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by Donald Wood of Ring Rust Radio and spoke about his WWE return, his love-hate relationship with the fans, how long he plans on sticking around in the WWE, his band Fozzy and his new show Robot Combat League. You can listen to the interview at Blogtalkradio.com.

Here are some highlights from the interview:

Q. You came back at the Royal Rumble. You completely duped everyone; something that doesn’t happen in wrestling much anymore and you got rewarded with that with a huge pop. Talk about that.

A. I don’t know if it I was rewarded with a huge pop. I think it was the fact that people were genuinely surprised and shocked and kind of rewarding themselves. I think it was cool in this day and age that we can actually still surprise people and fool them; especially with the internet all the different ways of social media. And the fact that not one person leaked it, I thought it was a real testament to the company, a real testament to how close I kept it to the vest because not a lot of people knew. There were people in the building that work there for the WWE that didn’t even know until I walked out to the curtain. So, that’s cool to know, because in this day and age, people really have a sense of entitlement, like to play god, like to say they know what’s going on and know everything. When they didn’t know everything, we kind of fooled people it was a really cool moment for me and it could be one of the last times we see something like this because of the reasons I said. That’s one of the reasons the reaction was so huge because people legitimately didn’t expect it. It’s not like, “Well, we knew he was coming”, it was legitimate, like, “Holy Smoke, I can’t believe it”, and that’s why the reaction was what it was.

It was probably one of the best reactions I’ve ever received, besides maybe ’99 when I interrupted The Rock in Chicago, and it was definitely up there as one of top two or three responses I’ve ever received, it was pretty cool.

Q. Since your WWE debut in 1999 there has been a strong contingency of fans that say you were either underutilized, misused or held back. Did you ever share these sentiments that some of the fanbase has or do you disagree wholeheartedly?

A. I guess six-time world champion, nine-time Intercontinental champion, first undisputed champion, I guess all that stuff is being held back; is being a jobber. Then yes, I totally agree with them. I don’t know what you want me to say. I’m Y2J, man. I’ve been doing this for 22 years at the top level. I don’t understand fans sometimes. Six-time world champion, I don’t know how you can deny that. Obviously, at some point I got something right?

Q. You’re a huge star in the WWE and wrestling, but you also have an extremely successful band, Fozzy, how do you balance the two?

A. I guess it’s because I’ve always been kind of a career skitso since I was a kid. I wanted to be in a rock band and I wanted to be a wrestler. I dint know how I was going to do wither one of those, but I just decided that’s what I want to do. You can’t really do both at the same time, you can juggle. That’s one of the reasons I can back for this run is because I had an open time in Fozzy’s tour schedule. Even still, were going to tour with Metallica for a couple weeks on the Soundwave Tour. So I mean there is still a little bit of a balance between one and the other, but now my focus and my schedule is always going to be more Fozzy-based at this time in my career rather than WWE-based. Doesn’t mean I won’t come and go in the WWE for as long as I can, for as long as I feel I can live up to the standards I set. I was actually pleasantly surprised over the last month, I think it has been one of the best months I’ve ever had as far as performances and match quality. At the risk of sounding too egotistical, I’ve had the best match on the show or top-two best matches on the show on every show that I’ve done since I came back, and that was after a six-month layoff. I’m putting in some time. 45 minutes in the rumble, then 18 minutes with CM Punk and 32 minutes in the chamber. It’s been a pretty cool vibe to know I can go in there and perform at the highest level and put in the time I need to put in. As long as I can continue to do that and feel good about myself and my performance, there is no reason I won’t continue to comeback. But, it’s always going to based of Fozzy’s schedule and what I have going on with the band.

– Following Monday’s WWE RAW, John Cena tweeted about his decision to put his WWE title match at WrestleMania 29 on the line against CM Punk next week:

Off to #WWEDoha then #WWEIstanbul but all eyes on next #RAW put up or shut up time !

— John Cena (@JohnCena) February 19, 2013

If @CMPunk beats me, then he deserves to face @TheRock for the new @WWE title. I will be at my best. #thechampishere

— John Cena (@JohnCena) February 19, 2013

– Chris Jericho called The Shield the “future” of WWE in a tweet about his match against them on RAW:

Great match against @TheShieldWWE tonight on #Raw! Cant win em all, but I say those cats are hard hitting, smart and they get it!#future

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) February 19, 2013

Jericho also replied to a follower who said he still needs to win once in a while:

@Senor_Nipps Got one last week. Beat @WWEDanielBryan with the Codebreaker on #Raw. More important it was an awesome match #allthatmatters

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) February 19, 2013

– It appears that tonight’s WWE RAW from Lafayette, Louisiana could feature the debut of NXT star Bray Wyatt. Wyatt, who wrestled previously as Nexus member Husky Harris, recreated himself in NXT as Bray Wyatt and has been teasing his RAW debut for several months now. He’s specifically mentioned the city of Lafayette as the site of his debut. Back on November 27th, he tweeted:

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/273233676047888384

This morning, he tweeted:

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/303518386112036866

– As seen at Elimination Chamber, Josh Mathews conducted a ringside interview with The Rock’s “GI Joe: Retaliation” co-stars, D.J. Cotrona and Adrianne Palicki. Palicki gave a shout out to her cousin Benjamin Boone, who she said wrestles in Ohio. Boone wrestles on the independent scene and currently works with the PRIME Wrestling promotion.

– Chris Jericho tweeted the following about Elimination Chamber:

Great match at #EliminationChamber tonight!! Hard hitting,violent, action packed…one of my faves. And w over 30 min inside, my record grows

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) February 18, 2013

Jericho is scheduled for tonight’s WWE RAW from Lafayette, Louisiana and will then be taking several weeks off to tour Australia with his band Fozzy. Jericho will be back on WWE television next month to build to WrestleMania.

WWE superstar Chris Jericho was interviewed by the Miami Herald this week about his new Robot Combat League show, which premieres Tuesday, Feb. 26th on Syfy. During the interview, Jericho spoke at length about how he juggles his roles as pro wrestler, rock star and TV host. Here are some highlights of what Jericho said about:

Robot Combat League: “Whenever you hear about a show featuring 8-foot tall fighting robots controlled by humans, it’s definitely going to peak your interest … The thing about the show is that when you hear about the idea you think, ‘Yeah, this seems kind of cool,’” Jericho said. “Then you really see it like when I first saw how these robots move, how big they really are and fast they punch, it really blew my mind.”

* Pictures of CHRIS JERICHO & The Robot Combat League Robots

His Current WWE Run & Upcoming Schedule: “I have been feeling great,” Jericho said. “I feel like all the matches that I’ve been having are the best matches on the show or close to it. This is especially true the last couple of weeks working with guys like Daniel Bryan. I really like doing other things too.

“Fozzy has been doing great. We are getting ready to go to Australia and then I will come back to WWE after that. The Robot Combat League is a big opportunity. I’ve always considered myself an entertainer more than just a wrestler or just an actor or just a musician. I think it’s very beneficial to do all these other things, but still be able to come back to WWE for good chunks of time or spurts.”

Pro Wrestling at the Olympics: “Think about it, pro wrestling as an Olympic sport would be pretty cool. Look at figure skating or gymnastics, what is it? It’s a choreographed performance that is judged. It’s whoever puts on the best performance. Why can’t you do that with different countries like a Canadian team, an American team and a German team go in there. Then whoever puts on the best match according to the judges wins. You take two of the best American workers in a match against each other and get scored by the judges. It’s the exact same thing as figures skating, so why not?”