The WWE Hall Of Famer, who had signed on to become an official part of the roster of Jeff Jarrett’s upstart “Global Force Wrestling” promotion, is reportedly no longer associated with the company, as the official website has removed Hall from their roster page.
“I’m not sure 100% if this is connection to Scott Hall’s issues over the weekend, but Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling has removed him from their roster page and he is no longer booked for dates with the company,” writes a new TMZ report.
According to a source close to the situation, Hall was fed drinks at the indy show he was tossed out of this weekend by some of the roadies who were working at the show. The online reports claim the roadie was working for one of the bands who was playing at the festival that the wrestling show Hall was booted from was part of.
Diamond Dallas Page, a close friend of Hall’s who has helped the WWE Hall Of Famer get sober in the past, spoke with TMZ about the incident on Monday. DDP told TMZ that recovery is a process and fans shouldn’t be so quick to give up on Hall just yet.
– ECW Original Stevie Richards is featured in a new commercial for the DDP Yoga backpack. You can check it out below.
– Lana re-tweeted the graphic for the Divas Battle Royal on Monday’s RAW this weekend and noted that fans want her in the match. That led to the following back-and-forth between Lana and Paige:
. @RealPaigeWWE I know everything there is to know in life. I'm perfect #Wewantlana
– WWE posted the following video on their official YouTube channel, which shows Daniel Bryan receiving stitches in his head after Thursday’s SmackDown main event against Sheamus.
– There was a bit of a WCW reunion at the DDP Yoga Performance Center on Thursday. Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Hall, Buff Bagwell, Stevie Richards, Marc Mero and Erik Watts were all in attendance. DDP posted the following photo of the guys together on Twitter:
– For the eighth time, WWE Hall Of Famer Bob Backlund’s official autobiography has been delayed. The new release date for the project is now Tuesday, August 4th.
– As reported recently, Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Hall and Jake Roberts were in attendance at the Slamdance Film Festival for the premiere of the new “Resurrection of Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts” documentary. Below is additional footage of the trio at the film festival.
– The latest edition of WWE’s “Fantasy Match-Up” online series, which you can check out below, features a look at a fantasy match between Dolph Ziggler and Mr. Perfect.
– The NXT TV taping at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on February 18th is now officially sold out. As noted, tonight’s NXT TakeOver: Rival and tomorrow night’s NXT TV tapings are also officially sold out.
– Diamond Dallas Page noted on his official Twitter account that he underwent throat surgery at 6am on Wednesday morning. He wrote the following:
Ok kids tomorrow I’ve got to be in surgery at 6am (Damn to I HATE early mornings) Anyway, Throat surgery should be smooth :-) I wanna thank you all for you love and attention and Amazing Heartfelt posts here on my pages… it’s really been quiet humbling smile emoticon I’ll have Bk put a post tomorrow following the surgery later today… DDP
– As noted earlier today, because of the limited crew at the WWE TV tapings on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio, several matches were extended to help kill time on the shows. On Main Event, Cesaro and Sin Cara had a lengthy match that apparently tore the house down. The two tweeted the following about their match after the taping:
Due to his recent health issues, Diamond Dallas Page will not be appearing at the Shock Pop Comic Con in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this coming weekend. Instead, Jake “The Snake” Roberts will be appearing.
Prior to being hospitalized, DDP spoke with the folks at the Miami Herald to promote the appearance. Below are highlights.
On building the DDP Yoga Performance Center in Atlanta: “The WWE has their Performance Center in Orlando. I loved the name of that. I didn’t want to call it a studio because it’s not a studio. It’s a soundstage studio. It’s more of a corporate headquarters, but when I heard Performance Center, I said, ‘That’s the name.’ It’s not just our corporate headquarters. It’s also our production headquarters where we do all of our filming and our editing. Our first film we ever made got accepted into Slamdance. What are the odds of that?”
On traveling for 12 hours before making it to his hotel the night before the Royal Rumble and taking a limo to the arena to keep it a surprise: “We stayed on this bus. Bubba [Ray Dudley] was losing his mind. He was stuck on this bus for seven hours. He said, ‘It’s like going to jail. I can’t take this.’ It was so worth it. For me, I never had the exit from wrestling I should have. Walking away, being on top. I had such a great run. I retired and then went to TNA to show I could still go. Though TNA is not WWE, so getting to come back two months from 59 and go out there and move in that ring and hitting the Diamond Cutter out of nowhere like I was doing it every night. People were like, ‘Man, you didn’t miss a beat.’ I was more worried about going from the top rope to the floor because my knees can’t take that kind of impact anymore. The way I got thrown out I caught myself and made it to the floor. I thought, ‘Thank God! I blew the roof off, and it’s over.’”
On wanting to feud with The Rock and seeing the McMahon’s at the Royal Rumble: “At the Rumble, Philly loved me. They were awesome. Philly don’t like the good guys. They like the bad guys. There are certain good guys they love, and I was lucky I was one of them. With Florida, when I showed up in WWE in Tampa and took the stalker mask off, the place went bat s—. It was probably one of the biggest pops in Monday Night Raw history. I never wanted to do that gimmick. I wanted to do ‘People’s Champion’ vs. ‘People’s Champion’ [with The Rock]. I think if my exit from wrestling would have been where I wanted it to be, I don’t think I would be the type of businessman I am today. Everything happens for a reason. I’m really happy the way things turned out. When I showed up to the Rumble, Stephanie [McMahon] gave me a big hug. Triple H gave me a big hug. Vince [McMahon] gave me a good handshake with a, ‘Good to have you here Diamond.’ It wasn’t like when you’re coming from WCW 13 years ago as the enemy. Now it’s like I’m part of the family.”
Check out the complete interview at MiamiHerald.com.
– NXT star Kevin Owens’ merchandise is selling “extremely well” according to a report at PWInsider.com. Owens’ first WWE t-shirt first went on sale last month.
WWE officials are very happy with how the former Kevin Steen has brought a significant fan base with him to NXT, something a lot of NXT talents haven’t done.
– Episodes of Saturday Night’s Main Event are being added to the WWE Network this week.
– Triple H has surpassed 2 million Twitter followers this week.
– Diamond Dallas page posted video of himself with Scott Hall and Jake Roberts in Park City, Utah this past weekend for the premiere of Jake’s new documentary, “The Resurrection Of Jake The Snake” at the Sundance Film Festival.
Former TNA star Bully Ray, know once again known as Bubba Ray Dudley, made a surprise return to WWE in the 2015 Royal Rumble match.
Bubba Ray entered the match at number three and got a huge reaction from the Philadelphia crowd. He last wrestled for the company 2005 and finished a 9-year run with TNA at Bound for Glory back in October. He tweeted after the Rumble:
A HUGE THANK YOU to @WWE, the @WWEUniverse and the fans of Philly for the INCREDIBLE reception. It was great to be back!!
As noted earlier today, WWE has a working plan to have Bo Dallas make his return as a surprise entrant in the 2015 Royal Rumble match, which takes place this coming Sunday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In addition to Dallas, there’s said to be a heavy push within WWE to have Diamond Dallas Page make a surprise appearance in the Rumble match as well. As things stand now, it’s considered a pretty good possibility that DDP will work the match.
Fans have been pushing for DDP to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for years, not just for his work inside the ring but for helping Scott Hall and Jake Roberts turn their lives around. A Rumble appearance would certainly be a good way to get DDP back on the radar of fans ahead of a potential Hall of Fame induction.
Additionally, after “borrowing” from Diamond Dallas Page by saying “It’s me, it’s me, it’s B-N-B,” which was DDP’s old saying (changing only “it’s B-N-B” to “it’s D-D-P”), Barrett wrote this one as well.
Oh, and thanks/apologies to @RealDDP for the gimmick infringement. Does a @DDPYoga plug makes us even?! @realmickfoley #BangBang
The sports section of the new AlternativeNation.net website has a feature on tonight’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view, with Jim Ross, Diamond Dallas Page and Lilian Garcia giving their predictions and thoughts on tonight’s big show.
Below are some highlights from the piece.
DDP: “You know, hearing about Sting potentially appearing at the pay-per-view tomorrow/tonight, I think that he is going to be a God there. I think Sting is going to be really well respected; everyone there grew up watching him. Sting is 55 years old, the reason you don’t really play that in is because he covers his body and stays in shape. He’s in really good shape and he paints his face. I mean, KISS is going out there and playing into their sixties and young kids are going: “Ah, I love this!” No one did it better then Sting, nobody and knowing that he could of held out and been worth so much more? I wish I could of done that! (laughs).”
Jim Ross: “Well It’s basically a one match pay-per-view and they really waited until the last week to give more information and add to the intrigue. Especially on Monday when they added new members to Team Cena who were somewhat unusual. I’ll say that it’s a one match pay-per-view or a two match pay-per-view if you count Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt.”
“By the way, I’m all for those guys, I like the both of them, they were both down in developmental when I was still with the company and I was working down there so I have a special place for both of those guys and I hope they do well. However, the match, in all honesty, is a one match show. It’s the elimination tag with Team Cena against Team Authority and you know the stipulation, if Team Authority loses, they’re no longer in power, and I think the stipulation they’re going to add is if Cena’s team loses then they’re all fired so it’s one of those real straight forward stipulations and you hope it’s going to be a good show.”
Lilian Garcia: “I am really enjoying the build up to the Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt feud. You have two extremely talented superstars and I think they’re gonna give it their all. It’s exciting too because you get to see it for free on the WWE Network. I also can’t wait for the Team Cena/Team Authority match. It’s crazy how it’s already changed, Sheamus got hurt, so there is so many surprises that have happened already that it’s making me go: “I can only imagine what’s going to happen!”
The following are highlights of a new Total Wrestling Magazine interview with Diamond Dallas Page:
On who he enjoys watching in WWE currently: “I love to watch Randy Orton. I love that we have a similar finish, he is one of the top guys in the world, if not the guy. I’m a big Bray Wyatt fan too, I love his look, his promos, his energy.”
On his thoughts on his WWE run: “I didn’t have the run I should have had in WWE, but that’s ok, I had a great run in WCW. I lived the dream, and it was great fun. In WWE, I got the European Title, Tag-Team Titles, sure, but they didn’t mean anything to me. There was too much heat on the WCW guys at that time, they were seen as the enemy, we almost put the WWE out of business.”
On how Jake Roberts is doing now: “Jake’s not quite 100 percent, he still has a bit of pneumonia in his system. He isn’t close to dying or anything, but he isn’t a kid anymore, he’s close to 60. He’s just concentrating on getting better.”
– In the following video from Diamond Dallas Page’s official YouTube channel, WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Hall pays tribute to fellow WWE Hall Of Famer “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig.
– Former WWE Superstar CM Punk recently filmed some footage for Nerdist.com in Aquora Hills, California. Below is a photo from the shoot.
– Celebrity gossip website TMZ has a story up today featuring comments from WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan, who claims he’s upset with his nephew David Bollea, who goes by the name King David Hogan, for using the Hogan name while trying to shop a reality television show to various cable networks. Hogan claims he’s only met his nephew twice in his entire life and that he has no right to use the Hogan name. You can read more about this story at TMZ.com.
– Former WWE Superstar Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart pulled out of his scheduled appearance for Maryland Championship Wrestling this weekend due to “personal reasons.” Replacing him on the show, which also features Bret Hart, DDP, Matt Hardy and more, is WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy Hart.
– The latest edition of “WWE Countdown” on the WWE Network returns this evening at 5pm EST. This week the show will look at the top ten most stylish ring attire ever worn by a WWE Superstar.
– As advertised once again on WWE RAW on Monday night, the latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast, which features an interview with Diamond Dallas Page, is now online. The official description for the show reads as follows:
SASc – EP155 – Diamond Dallas Page
“DDP met up with Stone Cold at his rental house in Hartwell, Georgia… and talked about the origin of the Diamond Cutter, how Randy Orton came to use it, DDP’s favorite opponents, Scott Hall’s transformation to Razor Ramon, and why DDP owes his wrestling career to Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Plus, hear road stories involving mint-condition Impala convertibles, tow trucks, Kevin Nash, and Rick Rude. Plus, Jake’s Hall of Fame speech, the upcoming Jake documentary, and the benefits of both DDP Yoga and juicing!”
– Diamond Dallas Page announced recently that he has been asked to host a Volume 3 of “The Best of Nitro” DVD that WWE will be putting out in the near future. DDP has hosted past “Best of Nitro” DVDs as well.
– WWE has commissioned a book called “The Attitude Era” that is scheduled to be released in May of 2015.
– Below is the latest edition of The JBL (Not Cole) Show.
– The top two possibilities for matches on the WWE Night Of Champions “Kickoff Show” right now appear to be either Bo Dallas vs. Jack Swagger or Adam Rose and The Bunny vs. Titus O’Neil and Heath Slater.
– As we reported on Tuesday, Diamond Dallas Page noted during a recent interview that he received a text from Chris Jericho where he claimed he broke his toe during a “Lionsault” spot in his steel cage match with Bray Wyatt on this week’s RAW. Apparently that was a simple case of miscommunication, as Jericho reportedly told DDP that he “almost broke his toe” during the match. Jericho himself quipped via Twitter that he “jammed his toe” during the match.
DDP tweeted the following on Wednesday afternoon, announcing that WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts appears to be “out of the woods” following his recent medical emergency.
Jake was hospitalized last month with double pneumonia.
Just got off the cell with @JakeSnakeDDT & @SuperStarBillyG it appears Jake is out of the woods! if a cats got 9 Lives a SNAKE has 13 LIVES!
The latest on the condition of WWE Hall Of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts is that he is conscious and fully coherent and is moving to a different hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Diamond Dallas Page noted that Roberts’ condition is stable, he’s coherent, talkative and a little grumpy.
The reason Roberts is changing hospitals is because the pneumonia and fluid has spread from his lungs to other organs in his body and the new hospital is apparently better equipped for his condition.
As we reported earlier today, WWE Hall Of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts was hospitalized in Las Vegas this week after going unconscious during an airplane flight to a wrestling appearance.
Roberts’ good friend — Diamond Dallas Page — took to Twitter on Thursday evening to provide an update on Roberts’ condition.
The following is highlights of a new Wrestling Podcast Network interview with Diamond Dallas Page:
On “The Resurrection Of Jake ‘The Snake'” Documentary: “Our goal is to not just make a movie. Our goal coming into this movie is to do an Oscar nominated documentary. That’s our goal. Whether that becomes true or not remains to be seen. I would love to do something with the WWE when it comes to it.”
On teaching DDP Yoga to WWE talent: “Triple H brought me down there about four months ago. I did a seminar with the guys and girls down there and they loved it. Everybody has the program now. It’s great for healing your body. Ryback is another guy that does it (DDP Yoga) and does it consistently too. Ryback is still hitting the weights obviously so he can maintain that massive size that he has. For him, its strength and conditioning, preventive maintenance for his body so he doesn’t break down.”
On his time in wrestling: “I lived the dream in a different level. I was the anomaly in terms of Star Trek, an anomaly means this is not supposed to happen.”
Check out the complete interview at TheWrestlingPodcastNetwork.com.
Chris Jericho was recently at the Accountability Crib to record a new “Talk Is Jericho” podcast with Diamond Dallas Page and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Speaking of Chris Jericho, the former WWE Superstar recently tweeted out a link to a photo on his official Instagram account, which shows off his latest tattoo. You can check out the photo of Jericho’s new ink below.
Former WWE and WCW talent Diamond Dallas Page recently appeared on The Wrestling Podcast Network. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
“The Resurrection of Jake The Snake” Documentary: “Our goal is to not just make a movie. Our goal coming into this movie is to do an Oscar nominated documentary. That’s our goal. Whether that becomes true or not remains to be seen. I would love to do something with the WWE when it comes to it.”
Teaching DDP Yoga to WWE talent: “Triple H brought me down there about four months ago. I did a seminar with the guys and girls down there and they loved it. Everybody has the program now. It’s great for healing your body. Ryback is another guy that does it (DDP Yoga) and does it consistently too. Ryback is still hitting the weights obviously so he can maintain that massive size that he has. For him, its strength and conditioning, preventive maintenance for his body so he doesn’t break down.”
WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall missed an appearance at a Big Time Wrestling event in California due to ‘personal issues.’ Hall tweeted about the situation, noting that he had been dealing with “medical problems” and thanked fans for their support.
During a recent interview with Wrestling Inc., Hall’s longtime friend Diamond Dallas Page commented on what might have triggered Hall returning to a dark place:
“I think the [Ultimate] Warrior passing affected a lot of people,” DDP said. “I know Scott and Jake had great discussions with him. Both of them were supposed to work with Warrior at sometime and didn’t. Scott was supposed to tag with [Ric] Flair at Survivor Series and that was around the time Warrior ended up leaving. Jake was doing all those vignettes and that didn’t work out either. Jake held onto that anger until they talked. Scott will never put himself out there as the poster boy for being cured. He’s thinking he could fall today. He only lives a mile from me, which was his design, and sometimes he’ll just come by. I am a foundation of positive energy because the other way sucks. You need to figure out how to pull yourself up again.”
Jake Snake Roberts also appeared on last week’s Piper’s Pit podcast and noted that Hall had “slipped up” and he was praying for him.
– The latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show,” which features part one of Steve Austin’s interview with Eric Bischoff, is now available.
The official description for the show reads as follows:
SASc – EP113 – Eric Bischoff Pt. 1
“This conversation was just too big to limit to one episode! So here you go – part 1 of Steve’s sit down with Eric Bischoff! Covered in this go ’round: Buffalo Bill Cody Beer, mules & horses, AWA’s Verne Gagne, DDP, Hulk Hogan, the beginning of the end of WCW, bow hunting, flying lessons, Eric’s modeling career, and Malaysian Flight 370.”
– The latest edition of “Piper’s Pit,” which features Roddy Piper’s interview with Diamond Dallas Page, is now available.
The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep5 – Diamond Dallas Page
“Hot Rod and Diamond Dallas Page together on one podcast! Look out! Stories about Dusty Rhodes, Michael “P.S.” Hayes, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Scott Hall, Jesse Ventura, Jody Hamilton, and Edge! It’s one heck of a roller coaster ride!”
