— Chris Jericho’s band Fozzy was involved in an automobile accident last night in Europe as the tour bus he was traveling on skidded on two wheels for fifty feet, resulting in the side door being torn off. The former WWE Superstar and his band mates are okay, though their scheduled appearance tonight in Denmark is canceled.
“Last night as I was riding on the Anthrax bus, Fozzy’s bus was in an accident. The band is ok thank God, but the bus is trashed so we won’t be able to play the show in Denmark tonight. Hamburg is still on for tomorrow. Its a miracle nobody got hurt, as the bus skidded on two wheels for 50 feet and the side door was completely torn off. Say a prayer for the boys and stay tuned for more info.
Jericho posted an image of the damaged tour bus, which reveals a lack of door.
— Former World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg revealed today on Twitter that he is involved in a new television project.
He wrote, “HUGE news in the TV world!….New show in the works!!!! Details when we sign on the dotted line!!!”
— WWE.com is advertising the following for tonight’s episode of Raw, which was taped last Monday: “With the suspension of CM Punk, WWE Champion John Cena’s Money in the Bank opponent will be determined on a Fourth of July edition of Monday Night Raw. Who will prevail in a No. 1 Contender’s Triple Threat Match between Del Rio, Mysterio and R-Truth?”
— After Randy Orton pushed via Twitter for Arn Anderson to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Chris Jericho and William Regal also endorsed the original member of the Four Horsemen for the honor.
— WWE registered the term “CM Punk” for merchandise use on June 22. WWE trademarked Punk’s name for wrestling use in 2009. WWE also recently registered “The Last Outlaw” for wrestling use, which is tied to The Undertaker.
— Both Sid Vicious and Barry Windham turn 51 years old today.
Former WWE star Chris Jericho was interviewed by TheSuplex.com on Wednesday night – and you can listen to audio of the interview below.
The topics discussed include:
– FOZZY
– His return to WWE?
– Hig thoughts on maybe working The Undertaker at WrestleMania 28
– Potential future dealings with American Idol stand out James Durbin
– Future movie roles
– PLUS MUCH, MUCH MORE!
— A tag team rematch from Raw, Ezekiel Jackson, Sin Cara and Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, is advertised for this week’s episode of SmackDown.
Sin Cara scored the three-count for his team on Monday.
— New WWE ring announcer Eden Stiles confirmed on her ModelMayhem.com profile that she has a Twitter account at twitter.com/EdenStiles.
— Chris Jericho is hosting tonight’s episode of the Sixx Sense, which airs on channel 164 on XM Satellite Radio, located at channel 164. The former WWE star is filling in for Nikki Sixx, who is currently on tour with Motley Crue.
— Christian appears for Cricket from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, located at the Cricket Communications Mobile Store in Louisville, Kentucky.
After WWE failed to book Long Island native Zack Ryder on Monday’s episode of RAW from the Nassau Coliseum, WWE star Dolph Ziggler went on Twitter and said the company “kicked [Ryder] in the nuts.”
Former WWE star Chris Jericho is the latest person to speak out about Ryder being left off television in front of his hometown crowd. Jericho tweeted on Tuesday:
“So LAME that WWE didn’t include @ZackRyder on Raw last night. No reason not to!! Wrestling is supposed to be FUN remember? Time to riot…”
Zack Ryder commented on the situation, but was careful not to come off as bitter .. He wrote:
“I wasn’t on Raw…(besides all the Ryder signs and chants)…but you can catch me this Thursday on WWE Superstars.”
Wade Barrett showed support for Ryder as well on Tuesday, tweeting, “WWWYKI.”
COMMENT BELOW: What do you think about WWE not booking Zack Ryder on Monday’s RAW from Long Island?
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what Jim Ross said about:
Chris Jericho’s 3rd Book & WWE Return:
Chris Jericho is looking at doing a 3rd book! Amazing. I can’t even put a plan together to write one while wanting to stay away from a full blown autobiography at this time. Jericho is uber talented in many areas and has likely not wrestled his last WWE bout. The thing about Jericho is that he’s going to do things on his time line and that he enjoys doing. When or if he becomes ready to return to WWE he will. The Winnipeg native and Fozzy front man certainly doesn’t ‘owe’ any of us one more match.
Alex Riley Getting A Babyface Push:
– Yes emailer….Alex Riley has upped his game the past two weeks on Raw while beating up The Miz. The key to Riley’s rise to stardom and latching on to something tangible at the next level is his continued ability to shine and to get on a roll. The roll has started but how long will it be sustained? That’s always going to be the question no matter the talent. Riley-Miz has been some of my favorite, MNR content the past two broadcasts. It feels new and fresh.
The New WWE ’12 Video Game:
– The THQ rendition of the WWE12 video game is going to really be slick. THQ has some very educated and intelligent fans of the genre working on this game and I look for it to be the most ecstatically pleasing and exciting to play video game that THQ/WWE has done to date.
– After Byron Saxton was eliminated on last night’s WWE NXT, the final four are Titus O’Neil, Conor O’Brian, Lucky Cannon and Darren Young.
WWE has not yet announced when the next elimination or the season finale will take place.
– Former WWE champion The Miz was interviewed over the weekend to hype his appearance on this past Monday’s episode of Tough Enough. When asked about his future in WWE and what’s next for him, The Miz said:
“This whole process has been one long journey, chapters in a book, and once I succeed in one, I focus on the next. I want to be looked at as the guy who will take this company to the next level. I want to become the face of The WWE. I want people to think of The WWE and think of The Miz. I need to become bigger than John Cena, bigger than The Rock, bigger than Stone Cold. If you’re in The WWE and beating them isn’t your ultimate goal, you shouldn’t even be here.”
Love or hate The Miz’ television character, he does a phenomenal job of carrying himself like a champion. By constantly saying he wants to become the face of the WWE and be the biggest superstar of all time, he is putting himself in very good company and elevating his stature in the eyes of the fans.
– Chris Jericho made a few big announcements on Twitter this week. Jericho’s metal band Fozzy will be debuting their new music video next month:
“Tues, July 7 is the world premiere of the new @fozzyrock video “God Pounds His Nails” filmed live at the Golden Gods! Fozzyrock.com for info.”
Following the success of his most recent book Undisputed, the New York Times Best Selling author confirmed that he’ is officially working on his third book:
“The contract is in the mail so its official…there’s gonna be a third book! It’ll be released via Penguin Publishing in 2013. GET READY!!”
Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by the UK’s Sun newspaper .. Jericho spoke about his recent stint on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars and why WWE should be fully supportive of him doing the show, negotiations he had with WWE to appear at WrestleMania 27, when he’ll return to WWE and more. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Dancing With The Stars Getting WWE Exposure:
“Why wouldn’t Vince McMahon be 100 per cent behind it? Because every week, twice a week, you have 22 million people hearing the name WWE. And you have 22 million people seeing this guy Chris Jericho, and even though I’m not wrestling there right now, I always will be a WWE guy and will be associated with that in one way, shape or form. I think it helped their perception because they are trying to get in the mainstream as well. And there’s nothing more mainstream than Dancing with the Stars. It’s the number one show in the country. It raises your recognition factor right off the bat.”
“Five million people watch Raw, but 22 million people watch Dancing with the Stars, so there are obviously people who don’t have any idea what wrestling is. I went a long way to changing the perceptions and changing the stereotypes of what wrestlers do. I kind of feel I was a pioneer. I guarantee I won’t be the last WWE superstar that does the show. I bet they’ll look for other guys to do it over the next little while.”
Returning To WWE & What Will Be Different This Time Around:
“I’ve always been of the mind-set that you are going to do it, you’ve got to go all the way with it. Just doing TV and not doing house shows is almost like playing the games but you don’t want to do the practise. I haven’t put much thought to it. Right now I’m busy with other stuff, with the band and things like Dancing with the Stars, going back to wrestling is the last thing on my mind right now.
“I still love watching wrestling, I still dig the shows. The only reason I left was that I had so much going on, my contract was up and I thought I’m just not going to re-sign because I’m definitely not short of work right now.
“This time, I won’t come back to wear a suit and use long words and talk slowly. Everybody does that now. It would have to be something different to really interest me enough to want to come back.”
There’s much more to this interview, visit TheSun.co.uk to read the whole thing.
— Maryse announced last night on NXT Redemption that the second elimination of the season would take place on next week’s episode.
The remaining contestants are Bryon Saxton, Conor O’Brian, Darren Young, Lucky Cannon and Titus O’Neil.
— One month after being eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, Chris Jericho returned for the season finale Tuesday night. He participated in a “wrestler vs. boxer” dance routine with fellow contestant Sugar Ray Leonard, with boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer conducting introductions.
— WWE has added the theme songs of Sin Cara and The Bella Twins to iTunes for download.
— WWE returns to the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah on August 5, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
– WWE is considering holding a steel cage match at the upcoming Capitol Punishment pay-per-view from Washington, D.C. on June 17th. The cage match would either be for either the WWE championship or the World Heavyweight title.
– John Cena wrote the following on Twitter after RAW about:
Punk’s Ring Attire: “It was a tribute to randy savage. It was f’n awsome. I was proud to be out there with him.”
Alex Riley Attacking The Miz: “Kudos to Alex Riley for finally growing a set. Good fighting tonight kid.”
– Kofi Kingston’s ring gear on RAWwas created by a 6-year-old fan named Luke from Canada. Luke was the winner of a WWE Magazine contest where the readers were invited to design ring gear for a WWE superstar, with the winner’s design getting used on television.
– Chris Jericho wrote the following on Twitter last night about R-Truth, who has been great lately on the mic:
“Here’s a Jericho prediction: @RonKillings is gonna be the next big thing in the WWE. And I have a better track record than Harold Camping”
During a recent interview with the Wrestling Voice radio show, former WWE star Chris Jericho spoke about his time on Dancing with the Stars, his metal band Fozzy, WWE banning the word “wrestling” and whether he’ll return to WWE. Here are some highlighs of what Chris Jericho said about:
The support he received from the WWE during Dancing with the stars.
“I don’t see why they wouldn’t want to support it 100%, you have an audience of 23 million every week and hearing the words WWE every single week and seeing one of their guys performing on a whole different level and wowing people and breaking the stereotypes of what a wrestler is and what a wrestler does, but some of it was a no brainer for them.”
Dancing As ‘Chris Irvine’ One Week On DWTS:
“I was dancing for my Mom and that week was a very open and raw performance, and it was the producers idea to have me dance as Chris Irvine, which was a cool experience, it was a very moving performing and fitting.”
On WWE blacklisting the word ‘wrestling’ from it’s product.
“As long as there is a ring nag guys in spandex throwing each other around it’s gonna be wrestling, you can call it what you want but if it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck and moves like a it’s a duck, it’s always gonna be wrestling.”
On whether he’ll return to the WWE.
“Everybody asks, ‘when are you coming back?’ and I don’t know if I’ll ever come back, I have no plans of it… I still love the WWE, I love watching it, but I don’t know if I’ll ever come back.”
Other topics discussed include, hosting the Golden God awards, the next Fozzy record, Edge’s retirement, Zack Ryder and his latest book. You can listen to the podcast on iTunes by clicking here.
— With the WWE roster growing increasingly thin due to retirements, injuries and people taking time off, you can be sure that WWE is aware of the situation and looking at ways to strengthen the RAW and SmackDown rosters. Aside from elevating younger talent and building new stars (which the company has done a much better job of doing recently) – WWE is also interested in bringing back several superstars who are currently working on other projects outside of wrestling.
We reported earlier this week that WWE’s creative team regularly discusses how to incorporate former superstar Dave Batista into storylines .. Another superstar who is expected back with WWE in the coming months is Chris Jericho. Now that Jericho’s run on Dancing With The Stars has concluded, most within WWE believe his return is imminent. The recent neck surgery of John Morrison is seen as a factor that could result in Jericho returning to WWE television sooner than later.
— The following pay-per-view events are confirmed for release on Blu-ray:
* Over the Limit, 1 disc – June 21
* Capitol Punishment, 2 discs – July 19
* Money in the Bank, 2 discs – August 16
— Recent WWE attendance figures are as follows:
* Raw live May 6 in Dothan, Alabama – 2,500 attendees
* Raw live May 7 in Macon, Georgia – 4,400 attendees
* SmackDown live May 7 in Pensacola, Florida – 3,500 attendees
* Raw live May 8 in Greenville, South Carolina – 5,500 attendees
* SmackDown live May 8 in Tupelo, Mississippi – 3,600 attendees
* Raw live May 10 in Highland Heights, Kentucky – 2,000 attendees
In an interview with IGN.com, wrestling superstar / heavy metal rocker / reality TV dancer / all-around sexy beast Chris Jericho spoke about when he’ll be stepping back into the ring. Jericho, who said he would return to WWE once he was done with DWTS, had this to say about returning:
“I don’t want to go back and do the same thing. And do the same character I was doing last time. You constantly have to reinvent yourself. It’s kind of a strange analogy but I think you’ll pick it up when I say it – I always consider myself to be the Madonna of wrestling. And what I mean by that is ‘constantly re-inventing yourself.”
“Every album Madonna does, she morphs into new styles of music and new looks. And when you work for the WWE, you work 52 weeks out of the year and on TV every week. You can’t look the same or act the same every week. It gets boring.”
“And I think that’s why I’ve had such longevity as a performer and was always the guy to watch because people wanted to see what I did next. I even did that on Dancing with the Stars. And you have to do that or else you become predictable. And that’s the worst thing you can become when you’re in show business.”
What do you think about Chris Jericho returning to WWE? COMMENT BELOW and tell us what you think..
* Warning: The following contains a MAJOR *SPOILER* for Friday’s episode of SmackDown:
Former WWE star Chris Jericho addressed fans’ criticism in regards to Christian dropping his newly World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Orton at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Orlando, Florida. Jericho tweeted on Thursday:
“Hey everyone bitching about (Christian) losing the title, have you ever thought that maybe it’s just the beginning of a bigger storyline?”
Meanwhile, new World Heavyweight champion Orton wrote the following on Twitter in response to fans angry with the title change:
“Biggest change from Raw to Smackdown…Ignorance x Jealousy + Spoilers = entertaining tweets!! Keep em coming!!”
– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart wrote the following on Twitter regarding the death of Osama Bin Laden:
“I hope before his trip 2 hell, dad, Owen, Bulldog, & Pillman gave Bin Laden torturous stretching. As a dual-citizen, couldn’t be more proud.”
– Chris Jericho’s metal band FOZZY has announced concert dates for June 4 in Brantford, Ontario, June 5 in Long Island, NY and July 14 in Frankfurt, Germany.
– The April 29 edition of WWE SmackDown! brought in 3,057,000 viewers and finished with a 1.96 cable rating.
– Ryan Nemeth, the younger brother of Dolph Ziggler, has been wrestling as “Briley Pierce” at Florida Championship Wrestling.
– WWEShop.com has a new Undertaker t-shirt for both WrestleMania XXVII and his now 19-0 Mania record.
— At last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, United States President Barack Obama came out to Hulk Hogan’s patriotic theme song “Real American” while his birth certificate flashed on the screen.
— A benefit is being held for WWE Hall of Famer Paul Orndorff, who has been battling cancer, next Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Southern Comfort Bar in Conley, Georgia. Wrestlers are advertised are advertised to appear there in support of Orndorff.
— Chris Jericho fills in for Nikki Sixx this Wednesday on XM Satellite Radio’s Sixx Sense.
— Former WWE and WCW talent Dave Taylor celebrates his 54th birthday today.
— Chris Jericho, who was eliminated last night from Dancing with the Stars, teased a possible appearance at this Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event—which takes place in Tampa, Florida.
He wrote on Twitter, “For the first time in 8 weeks I dont have dance rehearsals. What am I going to do with myself now? Anythin goin on in Tampa this weekend…?”
Jim Ross, who is competing at the event, asked Jericho, “Ever been in a Country Whippin Match? I need a coach or a stunt double. Interested?”
He replied, “No but I have been in a barb wire match, a penalty box match and everything in between. I’ll do it! Plus I even have my own Stetson.”
— Jim Ross, who injured his hand during his match against Michael Cole on Raw, posted the following update today on his official website: “My hand is swollen and sore and I can’t make a fist…yet.”
He is expected to compete in his match on Sunday.
— The latest special edition issue of WWE Magazine is titled “Hardest Hitting Photos Of All-time!” Enclosed with the magazine is a mini-magazine highlighting The Rock’s greatest moments.
Just hours after his elimination on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, WWE star Chris Jericho appeared on Tuesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show.
Jericho appears with his DWTS partner Cheryl Burke and talks about how his fellow wrestlers made fun of him at first but wound up being very supportive of his dancing. Check it out:
Jericho and his partner Cheryl Burke scored the lowest score of the remaining contestants on Monday night and were eliminated on Tuesday’s “results” show.
Chris Jericho wrote the following on Twitter:
“Had an amazing time on DWTS! Thx @cherylburke for being a great teacher and friend and Thx to all of u for voting-6 weeks ain’t too shabby!”
His partner Cheryl Burke tweeted:
“I’m so proud of Chris! Thanks to all of u for your unconditional love and support. Love u guys!!!”
Jericho has stated in recent interviews that he will be returning to WWE after he was done with Dancing With The Stars, so expected to see him back on WWE television in the coming months.
On Monday’s episode of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars show (Week 6), former WWE star Chris Jericho and his partner Cheryl Burke danced the Tango Journey’s hit song “Don’t Stop Believing.”
The week after earning their best score to date, Jericho and Burke scored just a 22 on Monday’s show – the lowest of the night. They face elimination tonight on the DWTS results show.
Check out Jericho and Burke’s Week 6 performance here:
Tonight we’ve got new episodes of WWE RAW and Tough Enough – plus the latest performance from Chris Jericho on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Here’s what to expect tonight:
– Tough Enough will feature a special appearance from Hall of Famer Bret Hart. The USA Network is hyping a shocking surprise for tonight’s show – which has been titled, “The 110-pound Elephant in the Room.”
– Tonight’s WWE RAW takes place from the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina and will feature the 2011 WWE Draft.
The advertised dark match main event after tonight’s RAW will see John Cena and Randy Orton team up against WWE champion The Miz and Nexus leader CM Punk.
– Chris Jericho is still going strong on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars and will be dancing the Tango tonight with his partner Cheryl Burke. After getting his best score yet last week – Chris Jericho revealed over the weekend that his metal band FOZZY will be in the house tonight for his performance! Jericho tweeted on Sunday:
“GREAT rehearsal today with @cherylburke This tango is gonna rock…literally! Also found out that @fozzyrock will be on DWTS on Mon too!”
— Big Show and Kane grabbed championship glory together for the second time in their careers, triumphing over Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel on SmackDown to capture the WWE Tag Team Championships.
The match concluded with Big Show chokeslamming Slater to the canvas for the victory.
— John Cena celebrates his birthday today as he turns 34 years old. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his opponent at WrestleMania XXVIII, wished him a happy birthday on Twitter.
He wrote, “Happy Birthday @JohnCena – I’m 5 yrs older than you which means I will always be your daddy bitch!”
— Chris Jericho appears on this Monday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
— Sin Cara tried to impress his peers backstage at a recent WWE event by claiming that many of his notable victories in Mexico were shoots. There was plenty of eye-rolling over his conduct, with some feeling he embarrassed himself.
Similarly, Tyson Tomko had a reputation in TNA Wrestling by showing clips of his matches in Japan to people in the locker room from his smart phone and touting them as shoot contests.
— Chavo Guerrero said today that his Twitter account was hacked. However, he believes he has gotten a hold of it. Guerrero also made light of Kurt Angle claiming last week that his account on the micro-blogging site was hacked.
He wrote, “Ok guys, my twitter was hacked. I think I fixed it. If u got a Dm from me and I was mean, it was a fraud. Probably. :). Big ups 2 my boy @MATTHARDYBRAND for giving me the “heads up”on my twitter being hacked.I promise I didnt pull a Kurt Angle.Lol Luv u Kurt:)”
— Chris Jericho announced during his appearance last week on VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show that Fozzy will open for Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax on an upcoming tour of the UK.
Chris Jericho indicated to wrestling fans in a video message that he will be returning to WWE following his run on Dancing with the Stars.
“When I come back to WWE when this show is done, we can continue right where we picked off. You can boo and cheer and yell,” Jericho stated.
Jericho is asking that WWE Universe members pay him back for his many years of entertaining audiences and putting his body on the line by continuing to vote for him on Dancing with the Stars. He says the longer he stays on the program, the better it is for the entire WWE Universe.
“I’m taking this universe into places we haven’t been,” Jericho said. “Twenty-three million people watch Dancing with the Stars every week. The Tonight Show, Rachael Ray, Ellen, all these people are starting to understand what it is that we do as WWE Superstars and why the WWE Universe is so loyal.
“I think it’s very important to remember, it’s not just me I’m representing. I’m a pioneer, an ambassador for WWE on this show. Continue to vote for me.”
Jericho’s next performance takes place Monday. He is among the show’s final eight contestants.