Tag: Cody Rhodes

  • Cody Rhodes’ Wedding Date Revealed, Iron Sheik Explains How To Be A Real Man

    MTV.com has published an interview with WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik titled, “The Iron Sheik’s Tips On Being A Real Man.” When asked whether “real” men cry, Sheik dropped this gem of wisdom:

    “You ask excellent, excellent question. Real man have real balls and the real balls show the real feeling. You cry for the real reason, I love you. But if you cry because of dumb b**ch who treat you like jabroni, or if you watch the bulls**t jabroni movie “The Notebook,” then you can forever go f**k yourself!”

    – WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes will be getting married to former WWE Diva Eden Siles (Brandi Reed) on Thursday, September 26th. The couple has created a gift registry at BedBathandBeyond.com. Among the items they are looking for are Batman DC Comic Book Wall Art and X-Men Marvel Comics Wall Art.

  • Update On Cody Rhodes’ Wedding, Cody & Goldust Hype Tonight’s RAW

    – Cody Rhodes and his brother Goldust tweeted the following messages hyping tonight’s RAW, where Goldust will challenge Randy Orton to get Cody’s job back for him:

    Goldust: “Made it! In Toronto for the fight of my life! #ThisOneIs4Cody! Viper preparation complete! #antivenom @wwe #RAW”

    Cody: “I in NO way asked @DUSTIN_RHODES1 to help me with my former employer, the conflict between @TripleH & the Rhodes family dates back to 1977, and it didn’t involve EITHER him or me. I love my flesh/blood Battle Born Brother. I will watch #RAW waving the “R” banner as he faces @RandyOrton and as for this fly-by-night @BradMaddoxIsWWE GOLDY always has his paint. We work for a living. #RhodesDynasty”

    – Speaking of Cody, his wedding to former WWE Diva Eden Stiles (Brandi Reed) did not take place over the weekend, as JBL said it would last week on RAW. Cody will be off television for several weeks for the wedding and then presumably, their honeymoon.

    * PHOTOS of CODY RHODES & His Soon-To-Be WIFE

  • Randy Orton Comments On Upcoming RAW Match Against Goldust

    As reported earlier this weekend, it was announced on the official Twitter account of Brad Maddox that on Monday’s RAW, in addition to the return of WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland, one of the main events will be current WWE Champion Randy Orton versus Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes in a match where if Goldust wins, and Cody Rhodes apologizes, Cody gets his job back with WWE.

    The report was later additionally confirmed via a tweet on the official Twitter account of Goldust.

    Since then, WWE Champion Randy Orton has chimed in on his official Twitter account, posting the following tweet:

    “Cody’s big brother wants to come to the rescue, but after I beat @Dustin_rhodes1 aka Goldust on #Raw I’ll have Shattered any and all Dreams”

    WWE RAW SPOILERS

  • Goldust vs. Randy Orton On RAW – Cody’s Job On The Line

    You can officially pencil in former WWE Superstar Goldust vs. Randy Orton for this coming Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland will also be making his WWE television return.

    The story broke on Twitter, where on the official account of Brad Maddox, it was noted that after speaking with Triple H, it is confirmed that on Monday’s RAW it will be Goldust vs. Randy Orton, where if Goldust wins, and Cody Rhodes apologizes, Cody can have his job back with WWE.

    Maddox wrote the following tweets:

    “Since @DUSTIN_RHODES1 has asked how he can help his brother. I’ve confirmed w/ @TripleH to allow him to compete against WWE Monday Night Raw”

    “If @DUSTIN_RHODES1 wins and @CodyRhodesWWE apologizes, he gets his job back. So bring your paint cause it’s Goldust vs Orton monday”

    Later on, former WWE Superstar and real-life brother of Cody Rhodes, Goldust, confirmed the news on his official Twitter account. Goldust wrote:

    “Hey @wweuniverse , our voices were heard! This ones for you little brother! #RhodesDynasty #shatteredDreams #perseverance @wwe”

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  • Mark Henry Injury Update, Punk Pulled From Nashville Comic Con, Cody

    – Mark Henry tweeted the following update regarding the hamstring injury he suffered at a live event over the weekend:

    “Family I mean all of you! I am getting better everyday. The shield will pay dearly. That is what I do! For you!!!

    – Dusty Rhodes teased on Twitter that his son Cody will issue a statement about his “firing” on next week’s RAW.

    – CM Punk will no longer be appearing at the upcoming Wizard World Comic Con event from Nashville, Tennessee on October 20th. He tweeted on Wednesday:

    “Sigh. Looks like I *am* off Nashville @WizardWorld. Three cheers for professionalism and communication. I’d take it up with them y’all.”

  • Dusty & Dustin Rhodes Talk About Cody’s “Firing” On RAW

    WWE.com has an article up about Cody Rhodes being “fired” on RAW, featuring quotes from his brother Dustin (Goldust) and his father, WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes. Here are some highlights of what they said:

    Dustin: “What’s good for business? I don’t think Hunter knows right this second. I think he’s a little bit blinded by this job and his position. He wants to make his mark and I understand that. But he’s going about it the wrong way. Cody has taken whatever he has been given and has done it to the best of his ability with the perfect attitude. Sure, he’s a little hot-headed and impatient at times, but he was continuing to grow and continuing to cement himself as one of the top Superstars. His future was bright, and it was all taken away because some executive decided to abuse his power.”

    Dusty: “It broke my heart to see this. Why would WWE be so stupid as to throw away a talented kid like this who does the right thing? I’ve kept my mouth shut long enough. The stupidity of what went down last night, the stupidity to take a kid in his 20s, probably the hottest product that we have at this stage in our industry, and to put him in a situation like that? Cody’s not gonna back down from anything. Give him an opportunity to wrestle Randy Orton, anywhere, anyplace, in an alley, it doesn’t make a [difference] to Cody … So why would you be stupid enough to throw something like that away, because he voiced an opinion, you know what I mean? It was not good for business, Hunter. It was not good for business.”

    As noted earlier this week, Cody is reportedly taking time off to marry his fiancé, former WWE Diva Eden Stiles.

    Photos of Cody Rhodes & Eden Stiles

  • Triple H Comments On Cody’s Firing, MITB Anthology DVD

    – WWE executive Triple H tweeted the following on Tuesday morning explaining his decision to “fire” Cody Rhodes on RAW:

    “Sadly, many do not have the capacity to understand. It’s not about the individual, it’s about what’s best for everyone. #ThankYouCody”

    – The Des Moines Register has an article up looking at last night’s WWE RAW, the first time WWE held a show in Des Moines since 2010. – The new WWE Money in the Bank DVD set will be titled, “WWE Straight to the Top: The Money in the Bank Ladder Match Anthology.” It will be released on Tuesday, October 29th (the same day as WWE 2K14) and is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Here’s the DVD cover art, courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com:

  • RAW Backstage Fallout (Reactions To Cody’s Firing) & Social Media Score

    – Above is the latest installment of WWE Backstage Fallout, featuring reactions to Cody Rhodes being fired on RAW:

    “The shocking firing of Cody Rhodes has caused a major uproar inside WWE and several Superstars react to the controversial news.”

    – Monday’s WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media score of 260,320, making it the second-most socially active show on television for the night (behind the Roast of James Franco on Comedy Central).

     

  • Update On Cody Rhodes Getting “Fired” On RAW

    – After being “fired” by Triple H on Monday’s RAW, Cody Rhodes’ Superstar profile has been moved to the alumni section of the WWE website.

    Backstage at RAW, there was talk that Cody Rhodes is taking several weeks off to get married and go on his honeymoon. Cody is engaged to former WWE Diva Brandi Reed (Eden Stiles).

    – Speaking of Cody Rhodes, there was an incident on RAW that took place during his match with Randy Orton. As seen last night, there were several fans in the front row dressed up as wrestlers (Dusty Rhodes, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, etc.). Because the fans dressed as wrestlers were getting a lot of attention from the crowd, WWE officials sent over security guards to settle everybody down.

    – As a result of Mark Henry’s injury over the weekend, WWE is being forced to change the scheduled tag title match at Night of Champions. Henry and Big Show were going to face The Shield’s Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns for the tag team titles, but now it looks like the Prime Time Players could be getting the title shot. =

    * VIDEO of FANDANGO Getting His Nose Broken On RAW

    (Partial Source: F4Wonline.com)

  • Kaitlyn Speaks On Total Divas, Cody Rhodes’ Mustache, Live-Tweeting During RAW

    The following are highlights from a recent Chad Dukes Wrestling Show interview with current WWE Diva Kaitlyn:

    On Total Divas: “I think it’s such a great thing for the WWE in general because like you said, it brings people that don’t normally watch, aren’t typically wrestling fans, aren’t sports entertainment fans, people that would just watch the E! network, and it kind of gives us like a broader demographic, and opens up our world to people.

    “Also, people that are fans get a chance to see inside and how things work. It definitely blurs the lines of what’s reality and what’s entertainment, sometimes even for me. I didn’t really understand the concept of how this whole divas thing was gonna go down, it’s definitely very, it’s hard to get used to. You know we’re always on camera anyways on TV days and stuff, but there’s like extra cameras, E! cameras, following these girls around everywhere and sometimes it’s a little bit intrusive.

    “Though, you know I found out stuff about pixelating, its extensive and time-consuming. So if you don’t want to be on camera, you just throw up a couple of gang signs, or you know something that they might have to pixelate and then boom, you don’t have to worry about being on the show. In all seriousness, it’s a really great concept bringing all kinds of new fans into our world”

    On live-tweeting during RAW: “They (WWE) definitely encourage us to get out there on social media in all avenues. When I’m not on the show and I’m just backstage and I wanna be involved it’s a great way to interact with fans and kind of express our opinions of the show and our reactions and stuff like that. They don’t encourage all the things that we say but it’s our opinions and it’s a lot of fun.”

    On dream opponents: “Probably Beth Phoenix if Beth ever came back. I had a couple of chances to work Beth before she retired; she helped me a lot in my career when I first started because I’d be on TV with no experience. There’s a lot of girls that helped me out along the way, AJ was one of them. I had always really, really wanted a chance to have a feud with her because we were such great friends for a long time and she taught me so much early on in my career and helped me through a lot of stuff. So that would be like a dream come true and hopefully the Chickbusters can reunite one day.

    On the life and death of Cody Rhodes’ infamous mustache: “Honestly, from the moment that I first saw it…so Cody he had an injury and I didn’t see him for several weeks, he showed back up, he made a big comeback backstage, he showed up at work wearing some kind of completely out of character, like a white suit and some kind of weird white fedora and just had this creepy pencil thin mustache. And we were like, ‘Is that Cody’s evil twin,’ and Cody is the evil one so we were like, ‘Is that Cody’s good twin?’

    “Slowly I was so impressed with his mustache and he kept it and it kept getting more and more character. We would be backstage or I’d be watching the matches and all of the sudden you’d hear ‘Cody’s mustache,’ an actual chant. I’m gonna come clean I actually started some of those chants, like from the corner. So I just had this love affair with his mustache, just only his mustache, the rest of him you know, give or take.

    “Then it was so funny because as time went on he would have to trim it and do all that stuff and he wasn’t very good at it. So he would trim one side and then it would be a little shorter than the other side. He’d have to trim up the other side and it kept getting smaller and smaller and smaller and dangerously close to a Charlie Chaplin mustache. So when he finally shaved it off it was really sad, it was like the end of an era. I don’t know maybe he’ll bust out a soul patch.”

    Check out the complete interview online at ChadDukesWrestlingShow.com.

    Huge *SPOILERS* For This Season Of WWE Total Divas! **CLICK HERE**

  • Stacy Keibler Moves On To Another Millionaire, This Week’s “Raw Slam of the Week”, Ex-Stars In PA

    – The official website of Life & Style Weekly published a report today claiming that former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler has moved on to another millionaire after breaking up with actor George Clooney last month.

    “She’s dating millionaire Jared Pobre, and it’s pretty serious,” said a friend of the former Miss Hancock. “She was in Europe with him and all over Italy a couple of weeks ago.”

    Pobre is a tech entrepreneur based in Orange County, California, according to his LinkedIn profile.

    – Cody Rhodes gets revenge on his former tag team partner and best friend, Damien Sandow, in WWE’s latest “Raw Slam of the Week.”

    – Former WWE Superstars The Honky Tonk Man, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan and the Boogeyman have been announced to appear an Ultimate Wrestling Experience event in Sports City 4141 Linglestown Rd. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, September 28.

  • Christian Takes On Big E Langston On WWE Superstars, See Randy Orton’s Title Plates, Cody Rhodes

    – JTG returns to action this week on WWE Superstars—his first televised match since the April 5 show—as he takes on Kofi Kingston. Also featured is a match between Christian and Big E Langston. Highlights from both matches are available below.

    – The official WWE website has posted photos of Randy Orton’s WWE Championship, including customized Viper plates.

    – The official WWE website has issued a poll asking fans whether they miss Cody Rhodes’ mustache—66% say no.

  • Rhodes Mustache-Shaving Video, Goldberg Update, Lawler AP Story, SmackDown Taping

    -Former WWE Superstar Bill Goldberg has been announced as the first headline attraction for the WrestleCon event in New Orleans. Goldberg will appear for an autograph session and public Q&A with fans on Saturday, April 5th. For more information, visit WrestleCon.com.

    -The Associated Press picked up the story of WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler re-opening his museum at the new location in Tunica, Miss. You can read the story online at GulfLive.com.

    -WWE is returning for the first time in over three years to the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida for a WWE SmackDown television taping on October 29th. Advertised to appear is Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Alberto Del Rio, Mark Henry, Big Show, The Shield, Dolph Ziggler and Christian. For more information, visit WTSP.com.

    -WWE finally posted the new episode of “The JBL & Cole Show” on their official YouTube channel. This week’s edition of the show features the back-story to the shaving of Cody Rhodes’ mustache. Check it out below:

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  • “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan Talks WWE’s Mid-South DVD, Praises Dolph Ziggler & Curtis Axel

    The following are interview highlights with wrestling legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan:

    On which current WWE Superstars he feels has the ‘It Factor’ right now: “I think everybody likes Dolph Ziggler, you know I seen him back in the Spirit Squad days. You see that kid, he’s got the blonde hair and a lot of white teeth, good body, good-looking young guy. He’s the kind of guy, a marquee player that WWE looks for, like John Cena, Hulk Hogan, somebody of that nature. I think Ziggler fits that bill. Kind of an unknown hero is McGuillicutty (Curtis Axel). I think Curt’s boy, third generation wrestler, he’s got a lot to show.

    On second and third generation WWE Superstars: “I think guys that grow up in the business are just a little more polished than guys like myself who came into wrestling blind. I had no idea what to expect. I think, like Jake the Snake Roberts, Ted Dibiase, your second generation wrestlers, we see even more in Cody Rhodes and Ted Junior, that they grew up in the business and have a better understanding of the show.”

    On the upcoming Mid-South DVD and the territory days: “Mid-South was a great wrestling territory, as you know many of the WWF stars came out of Mid-South. It was a great training area, not only did you learn how to do your work in the ring, but you learned how to do your interviews.”

    “A lot more guys were making a living wrestling and it was a great time in the business. Of course, the WWE, WWF days was better for a few unique guys but for overall wrestlers, it was good in the territory days.”

    Check out the complete interview online at ChaddukesWrestlingShow.com.

    WWE SummerSlam 2013 Results

  • Ziggler On His Stand-Up Comedy, Rhodes Feature, Cornette Book, Steamboat

    -The official website of WWE recently ran a featured-piece on Cody Rhodes. The article touches upon Rhodes’ life growing up in the business as the son of “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, and later as the brother of WWE Superstar Goldust. You can check that out online at WWE.com.

    -WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler appeared on “The Bower Show” on ESPN Radio on Thursday. Ziggler talked about his life as a WWE wrestler, his improv comedy skills, how he got started in stand-up comedy and more. You can listen to the interview online at 979ESPN.com.

    -WWE Hall Of Famer Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat will be making an appearance at the Legends Of The Ring convention on October 5th. Steamboat will be signing autographs at a meet-and-greet. For more information, visit LegendsOfTheRing.com.

    -Wrestling fans can officially order the new book, “Rags, Paper and Pins: The Merchandising of Memphis Wrestling” online at Amazon.com. The official synopsis for the book, written by Jim Cornette and Mark James, is as follows:

    “Jim Cornette and Mark James take a look back at the origins of Professional Wrestling’s gimmick tables and merchandising in the Memphis and Tennessee territories of the 1960’s and 1970’s. These were the days before merchandising was a million dollar a year business.”

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  • Kidd Talks WWE Return, Sin Cara/CMLL, Henry Interview, JBL & Cole Show (Video)

    -As we reported yesterday, Tyson Kidd is set to return to WWE television sometime in September of this year. Kidd responded to the report on his Twitter account with the following tweet:

    “Apparently I’m coming back in September, I really hope my knee is listening to the ‘journalists’ on the Internet……. #workhorse”

    -WWE Superstar Sin Cara was backstage at the CMLL show at Arena Mexico on July 19th visiting family and friends who were at the show. This was Sin Cara’s first time back at Arena Mexico, as he was previously banned from the building after he left CMLL to sign with WWE.

    -KTBC FOX 7, the local FOX affiliate out of Austin, Texas has a new one-on-one video interview up on their official website with current WWE Superstar Mark Henry. You can check that out online at MyFOXAustin.com.

    -The following is the latest edition of the JBL & Cole Show from the official YouTube channel of WWE. The description for this week’s show reads: “Cody Rhodes can’t seem to get JBL’s cowboy hat off of his head – no matter which Superstar he enlists to help him…”

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  • Interesting Match Confirmed For RAW Next Week, Another New SummerSlam Match

    -Announced for next week’s edition of WWE RAW, which is the SummerSlam “go-home” (final) edition of the show, is a singles match between CM Punk and Paul Heyman.

    The match was revealed during a backstage segment where Paul Heyman was told by Brock Lesnar to “tell them (the viewers) something stupid.” Heyman then responded by issuing a challenge to Punk for next week’s RAW. Heyman noted it would be a man-on-man fight, not a match, for whatever that is worth.

    -Also on Monday’s RAW, the highly expected match between former partners Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes was confirmed for the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view.

    More HUGE Matches For WWE SummerSlam REVEALED! **CLICK HERE**

  • Goldust Continues To Push For Match With Brother Cody

    Former WWE superstar Goldust continues to push for a match with his younger brother, Cody Rhodes. He tweeted this week:

    https://twitter.com/dustin_rhodes1/status/357979488698630144

    https://twitter.com/dustin_rhodes1/status/358024051081494528

    https://twitter.com/dustin_rhodes1/status/358030015868305408

    He also joked that he’s going to interfere in Cody’s upcoming match against Damien Sandow at SummerSlam:

    https://twitter.com/dustin_rhodes1/status/358278777043812352

    https://twitter.com/dustin_rhodes1/status/358286247824855040

    Comment Below and tell us if you want to see a Goldust vs. Cody Rhodes match in WWE.

  • Heyman Reacts To Screwing Over Punk, Rhodes Talks Sandow Betrayal, More

    -Paul Heyman was spotted leaving the arena in Philadelphia on Sunday night after turning on CM Punk in the WWE “All-Stars” Money In The Bank ladder match. WWE.com attempted to speak with Heyman as he exited the building, but Heyman kept walking. Finally, Heyman turned around and yelled,

    “Stay out of my personal life!”

    -WWE caught up with Cody Rhodes following his crushing loss in the World Heavyweight Championship Money In The Bank ladder match on Sunday night. Rhodes didn’t have a response to Damien Sandow for turning on him and costing him the match.

    Immediately after that, WWE cameras caught up with Damien Sandow. Sandow was proudly walking around with the briefcase. He noted that they have been saying, “may the best man win” and on Sunday, the best man won.

    -Rosa Mendes recently noted on Twitter that WWE ring announcer Tony Chimel has lost 58 pounds — his original goal. Chimel used Rosa’s “Musclemania” program to shed the excess weight.

    Plans For Punk/Heyman/Lesnar Feud, SSlam Matches + RAW *SPOILERS* For Tonight!

  • CM Punk Added To First WWE Live Event Since Return, Chris Jericho

    WWE Superstar CM Punk has not worked any live events (house shows) since his return at the WWE Payback pay-per-view event. WWE is now advertising Punk for his first live event, which will take place on July 13th in Trenton, New Jersey.

    Punk will team up with Chris Jericho to take on the duo of Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow.

    As of this article, the 7/13 date is the only official live event date on the books for Punk.

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  • Cody & Dusty Rhodes Continue Their “Duel” With JBL, Drew McIntyre Working Singles Matches, More

    – In this week’s edition of The JBL & Cole Show, Cody Rhodes and WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes continuing their “Duel” storyline with John “Bradshaw” Layfield, the Prime Time Players re-enacting a scene from The Notebook, and Theodore Long and his grandson appear.

    – 3MB member Drew McIntyre will be competing in singles matches during this weekend’s live event tour. He wrote on Twitter, “Reminder.Flying solo, Bismarck got a rapid reminder that Drew McIntyre is the most aggressive man in sports entertainment. Fargo you’re next.”

    – Dustin Runnels, formerly known as Goldust, will appear at the Frank & Son Collectible Show 19649 San Jose Ave. City of Industry, California, this Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Call 714-496-4578 for more information.

  • CM Punk Attends Concert (Pic), Jake Roberts’ Advice For Cody Rhodes & More

    – WWE’s new Best of WCW Wargames DVD & Blu-Rays are now on sale at WWEShop.com.

    – WWE legend Jake “The Snake” Roberts gave Cody Rhodes some advice on Twitter earlier today.

    – CM Punk attended a concert for the band Rancid on Tuesday night in Detroit. Before playing their new song, “F**k You”, band member Lars Fredericksen called CM Punk on stage and joked that the song should be his new WWE entrance theme. They also got the crowd to chant, “..1..2..3..F**K YOU PHILLIP!!” at Punk.

    Here’s a picture of CM Punk on stage with Rancid in Detroit (6/11):

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  • Sin Cara Appears On WWE Superstars, The Great Khali’s Manager Arrested, Alex Wright

    – This week’s episode of WWE Superstars is highlighted by Sin Cara squaring off against Michael McGillicutty, footage of which is available below. The masked wrestler returned to action last week after being sidelined since March due to a concussion suffered in a match with Jack Swagger. He made his televised return on Wednesday’s broadcast of WWE Main Event, defeating Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett in a non-title match.

    Also on the show, Alex Riley goes up against Cody Rhodes. A clip from the match is available here.

    – Amit Swami, who manages The Great Khali when the WWE Superstar returns to his native India, was arrested Friday for allegedly attacking a shopkeeper in Rewari.

    Ajay Kumar filed complaint that Swami and other individuals barged into his shop Thursday evening, dragged him outside, and assaulted him. Swami claims that his family members had asked him to settle their domestic dispute as Kumar had been troubling them.

    More details on the story are available here.

    – Former WCW competitor Alex Wright turns 38-years-old today. Today, He is the owner of a wrestling promotion in his native Germany, New European Championship Wrestling, and still occasionally competes.

  • WWE Saturday Morning Slam Officially Off The Air, Extreme Rules 2013 Pre-show Preview, More

    [muscletees]- Saturday Morning Slam, WWE’s children-aimed program on The CW, is officially off the air.

    The CW released its schedule for this Saturday’s slate of “Vortexx” programming and Saturday Morning Slam is not listed. Instead, Dragon Ball Z Kai will air in the 10:30 a.m. time slot.

    The changed had been expected as WWE ceased taping matches for the program last month. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported last week that executives of the network ordered a specific number of episodes, therefore explaining its abrupt hiatus. It is not publicly known whether the show will resume airing.

    – WWE released the following video promoting this Sunday’s Extreme Rules Pre-show, which will feature a match between The Miz and Cody Rhodes. The synopsis reads, “If you’re looking for two Superstars hungry for the limelight in WWE right now, look no further than The Miz and Cody Rhodes.Both will get the chance to shine on the pay-per-view stage this Sunday when they square off in the Extreme Rules Pre-Show, streaming live at 7:30 ET/4:30 PT on WWE.com, the WWE App, YouTube and Facebook.”

    – According to WrestlingFigs.com, WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele will sign copies of his book “Animal” at Barnes & Noble Huron Village 3235 Washtenaw Ave. Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday, July 15 at 7:00 p.m. Call 734-973-0846 for more information.

  • Cody Rhodes Says He’d Shave His Mustache As Part Of A Match Stipulation

    Cody Rhodes spoke with Pitch.com. Here are some highlights from the interview.

    Shaving his mustache as a match stipulation: “I know that you can’t shave anything – your head, your facial hair. You can’t do anything like that in sports entertainment unless it’s public. I’m pretty confident you’ll see the mustache on the line somewhere down the line. Extreme Rules would be a wonderful venue for it. I don’t know if the WWE Universe would be very stoked about a mustache being on the line when the title of the pay-per-view is Extreme Rules. But I guess I extremely want to keep it.”

    People staring at Daniel Bryan: “Man, from when he showed up clean-cut, all-American guy to this now, it’s ridiculous. I was on a plane with him a few days ago, and people are always staring at him. In this case, they’re just looking at how this man with this legitimate cavemanlike beard is sitting up in first class. I want to know his story.”

    Being afraid of Morgan Freeman: “That was such a bizarre thing. I did an interview in London, and that’s where the challenge was laid out. A young man asked me who was a celebrity that I’d like mixing it up with, and I tried to give him an answer other than an action star. Now look what I’ve gotten myself into. Now I’m going to see Morgan Freeman somewhere down the line, and he’s going to end up cold-cocking me in the face, and I’m going to feel horrible.”