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Bob Holly Says He’s Heard Similar Claims Made About Bill DeMott

The controversy surrounding Bill DeMott continues, as another former WWE Superstar has come out and touched on the issue, claiming he has heard similar stories about DeMott’s training methods.

Following comments from Chris Jericho, Ethan Carter III and Joey Ryan, former WWE Superstar Bob “Hardcore” Holly is the latest to chime in on the controversy. Below are tweets from Holly responding to fans about the subject.

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Steve Austin To Talk CM Punk/WWE Situation, Colt Cabana/WWE Update, Holly

– Colt Cabana’s name continues to come up on a regular basis within WWE. Apparently the company feels Cabana could be used as a familiar face to work on some WWE Network-related projects. Cabana has been at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida several times in the past couple of months.

– Former WWE Superstar Bob “Hardcore” Holly celebrates his 51st birthday today. Holly was born on January 29, 1962.

– WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin noted on Twitter today that on Monday he will be fielding phone calls to discuss the drama currently going on in WWE with Daniel Bryan, CM Punk and more. Austin tweeted the following:

  • CM Punk To TNA?!, Daniel Bryan Upset With WWE, & Sting/WWE Update
  • John Cena Comments On WWE’s “Interesting” Week, Natalya’s “Flex” Photo Shoot

    – Former WWE Superstar Bob “Hardcore” Holly turns 51 years old today.

    – WWE Superstar John Cena tweeted the following about the “interesting” things going on with WWE this week, including fans’ strong negative reaction to the Royal Rumble:

    – WWE has published the following behind-the-scenes look at Natalya’s recent photo shoot for the February 2014 issue of Flex Magazine:

    David Otunga Lands “Muscle & Fitness” Cover, CM Punk Fan Incident In The UK, Randy Savage

    – In spite of a lengthy absence from the squared circle, David Otunga is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Muscle & Fitness.

    The Harvard-educated attorney, who has not competed on television since the March 18 edition of Raw, resurfaced last month in an interview for WWE.com as he weighed in on Big Show’s counter-lawsuit against The Authority.

    – CM Punk saved a message on Twitter from an upset fan about being snubbed by him on Wednesday in Nottingham, England outside the Nottingham Capital FM Arena. Writing to AJ Lee (and not Punk), the message states, “Wish I could of said hello to you today. My mum asked cm punk nicely and he made me and my mum cry. I don’t like him anymore.”

    The fan is claiming that as fans were snapping photos of Punk outside the venue, her mother asked Punk permission to do so as well. Punk gave an angry response, as the fan claims he shouted at both of them.

    Last week on Twitter, former WWE star Bob “Hardcore” Holly criticized Punk for not being friendlier to fans.

    – Friday would have marked as the sixty-first birthday of “Macho Man” Randy Savage. The legendary wrestler died of cardiac arrhythmia while driving with his wife in Seminole, Florida on May 20, 2011.

    RAW Backstage Fallout Video, WWE In New Sammy Hagar/Kid Rock Music Video

    – Former WWE superstars Billy Gunn and Bob Holly are featured in the new music video for Sammy Hagar’s song “Knockdown Dragout.” Kid Rock and Joe Satriani also perform on the song. The video, which also features a replica WWE World Heavyweight championship belt, can be viewed here:

    – Here’s the latest installment of WWE Backstage Fallout from Monday’s RAW:

    Backstage News From RAW – Major Incident?!, + New SummerSlam Matches!

    “#August1Warning” Backstage News On Who The Mystery Man Is

    There has been a lot of discussion as to who the mystery man behind the “#August1Warning” video is since the clip first appeared on the official TNA YouTube channel. Several TNA stars have commented on the clip, and fans have been guessing who’s behind the video since Friday.

    Apparently one of the leading candidates is former TNA X-Division Champion Low Ki. According to one source, however, the former “Senshi” is absolutely not the voice behind the mysterious video clip.

    Another top guess is former NWA Champion Adam Pearce. Pearce has been making references to August 1st on his official Twitter account since the video first premiered. While it could be a coincidence that Pearce is simply feeding into, it’s certainly possible he could be the guy as his TNA Gutcheck played out in a way that would leave the door open for an organic return to TNA storylines.

    Another top choice is Jeff Jarrett. Apparently the only active TNA wrestler following the “#August1Warning” mystery man is the co-founder of TNA Impact Wrestling himself.

    Other guesses, for those interested, include Hardcore Holly and John Morrison.

    This Friday, on TNA Impact Wrestling, the guessing will cease, and the man will reveal himself. Until then, TNA promises to reveal a clue if the initial “#August1Warning” video reaches 250,000 views on their official YouTube channel.

    Possible *SPOILER* On Who The “#August1Warning” Mystery Man Is! **CLICK HERE**

    [Credit: PWInsider.com, The LAW]

    Hardcore Holly On His Friendship With Chris Benoit, Matt Cappotelli Incident, Buff Bagwell In WWE

    [muscletees]Former WWE Superstar Bob “Hardcore” Holly appeared as a guest on The LAW this week promoting his recently released autobiography, The Hardcore Truth, and discussed such topics as his friendship with Chris Benoit, leaving Matt Cappotelli bloodied and bruised on Tough Enough, Buff Bagwell’s infamous brief stint with WWE, and more. Highlights from the interview, transcribed by Chris Maffei, are as follows.

    His friendship with Chris Benoit: “For the people that didn’t know Chris, he was the kindest human being you would ever find on this planet. I don’t know what happened, I just honestly couldn’t tell you what happened. Chris was one of the kindest, politest people. I never saw the guy get mad, not one single time. He didn’t get upset about anything. When I was writing the book and reflecting back on him, it was kinda hard because then I started thinking about it again, and it’s almost like it’s hard to believe that he’s not here anymore. Me and him were pretty close; we confided a lot in each other. It was very tough, just thinking about it and talking about it. Back when it had happened, that’s something that you’ve got to push out of you mind right away, because you have to move forward. We’re on live TV every week; it’s a sad situation, it’s hard to heal from something when you don’t mourn over it. It’s something that you have to do, just put it out of your mind. Otherwise it’ll ruin you, it really will.”

    Returning from injury after WCW was purchased by WWE: “When I came back, I was like “Wow, this isn’t good if I’m sitting around because of all these new guys coming in.” Your mind starts playing games on you, and it’s like “Okay, am I sitting out for a while now?” I’ve been sitting out for eight months, and I come back and we’ve got the whole WCW thing going on, all these guys coming in. It’s like, where do you fit in? You do worry about that. I worried about it, but then again, it was like “Okay, if they let me go, at least I have a trade to fall back on.” That was always in the back of my mind, that I had something to fall back on. Of course, that’s not what I wanted to have to fall back on, I wanted to move forward with my career instead of backwards. That weighed heavy on my mind when they had all these guys, and you’re seeing all these guys in the locker room, and I was like “Wow, I’m gonna get lost in the shuffle here.” I tried to come up with ideas and stuff like that, and a lot of times it just didn’t work.”

    Buff Bagwell’s brief stint with WWE in 2001: “That guy, he blew it huge. He was on his own watch; he thought he was gonna do what he wanted to do, just like in WCW. The rules were completely different with WWE, and that’s why Vince runs such a tight ship. We have certain times he wants us there, and for a good reason. Buff would just show up whenever he wanted to. For example – one night, the show starts at 7, of course, and we’re supposed to be there at 6. He shows up right when the show is starting. He doesn’t change with boys, he’s gotta go find his own little locker room or something. He did generate a lot of heat, and he brought it all on himself. I always got along with Buff, I never had a problem with him, but I think he kinda blew it for himself because I think they had big plans for him. He just kinda threw it away, and he didn’t want to play the game; he didn’t want to follow the rules, and that’s something you have to do.”

    Matt Cappotelli incident on Tough Enough: “If that was the case, if I was a bully, as some people say I was, do you really think Vince would have kept me? Do you really think Vince would have kept me if that was the true case, that I took advantage of this guy and roughed him up just for the sake of doing it? No, I wouldn’t be there, trust me. Vince doesn’t put up with that kind of stuff. That’s what I tried to get people to understand; once they start thinking about it, it’s like “Oh, okay, that does make sense.” Also, you’ve gotta understand, it’s like Randy Orton. These guys tell me to do something, well these guys are the ones that sign my paychecks, so I’m gonna do what they ask me to do.

    “It’s 50/50 about the Matt Cappotelli thing; a lot of people understand coming from my point of view, and then some people understand from his point of view. I think the people that are on his side about it don’t get the wrestling business. These are people that are not in the wrestling business that don’t get in the ring and wrestle. Matt gets on television and cries because he has a black eye and a bloody lip. I did not break any bones, I did not knock any teeth out of his mouth, I didn’t send him to the hospital. He was perfectly fine, except he got his feelings hurt and he had a black eye.”

    The audio interview is available here. Catch The LAW every Sunday night at 11pm EST on TSN 1050 Toronto, The TEAM 1410 Vancouver and all shows at www.liveaudiowrestling.com and on iTunes.

    “Mean” Gene Okerlund On How Much Longer He Plans To Work For WWE, Hardcore Holly Profiled By WWE

    [muscletees]- Legendary announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund, who works for WWE on a limited capacity as the host of Vintage Collection and Classics On Demand programming, revealed in an interview with the St. Paul Pioneer Press, that he intends to work for the sports-entertainment organization for at least three more years.

    “As long as I can travel,” said Okerlund, who is 70-years-old.

    Okerlund also weighed in on fellow Minnesota native Brock Lesnar’s affiliation with WWE.

    “Brock probably is one of the top three stars in the organization,” Okerlund said. “We’ve got a pay-per-view coming up, ‘No Rules,’ which is right down his alley.”

    It is also noted in the article that Okerlund resides in Sarasota, Florida and spends summers near McGregor, Minnesota, on Big Sandy Lake.

    – Hardcore Holly is this week’s addition to WWE.com’s Alumni section. WWE says of the six-time Hardcore Champion and three-time World Tag Team Champion: “From the larger-than-life personas of the early ’90s to the wild brawls of The Attitude Era, Bob Holly’s long WWE career was emblematic of the eras of which it spanned. But after 15 years spent evolving on sports-entertainment’s grandest stage, there’s no doubt that Holly was one thing: Hardcore.”

    To view his profile, click here.

    Ryback Addresses Goldberg Comparisons; Benoit’s WWE Theme

    – Ryback addressed comparisons to Bill Goldberg during an interview with the July 2012 issue of WWE Magazine. When asked what his look tells WWE Universe members, Ryback responded, “All the Rob Van Dam comparisons are fine with me because we actually have the same airbrush guy. I feel like I’m a colorful person in terms of my personality and what people are going to see over time. The plain black look just didn’t cut it for me. It worked for Austin, it worked for Goldberg, but I’m not Austin or Goldberg—I’m Ryback.”

    He was also asked why people should care about him over anyone else: “I bring an intensity and excitement that nobody’s seen in a long time. When you watch a Ryback match, you’re going to be entertained one way or another, whether it lasts for two minutes or twenty minutes.

    – The late Chris Benoit’s theme song is available for purchase via iTunes. “Whatever” was released under WWE’s 2002 compilation album Forceable Entry. The song is being sold by Sony, which was released under their label.

    – Former WWE Superstars Hillbilly Jim, Jacques Rougeau, Hardcore Holly and Michael Tarver have been announced for Legends of the Ring 15, which takes place October 13 at the Crowne Plaza in Monroe, New Jersey.

    Holly To “Talk About Things No One Has Dared To Talk About”

    Former WWE star Bob “Hardcore” Holly has announced plans for an autobiography, The Hardcore Truth. He promises to share stories no one else will tell.

    “My book will be different because it’s about my life pre-WWE days and my perspective of the wrestling business,” Holly told SLAM! Wrestling. “I will talk about things no one has dared to talk about. It will be written in a very unique style thanks to Ross Williams who I’ve chosen to write my story.

    “I believe this book will be an interesting and entertaining read. You will definitely want to read this book not only for what I am going to share but the exceptional brilliant style of writing Ross uses when putting words on paper.”

    The Hardcore Truth in expected to be released next spring. It will include stories on Cody Rhodes, Undertaker, Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Lawler, Triple H, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, The Rock and Vince McMahon, among others.

    More details on the book are available here.

    Latest On Booker Returning To WWE, No. 2 WWE Officer Resigns

    — It was reported yesterday that Booker T canceled his scheduled appearance at this weekend’s New Orleans Comic Con. Though it has not been confirmed that former world champion will appear at tomorrow’s Royal Rumble, many people within WWE expect him to be on hand for the event.

    — Donna Goldsmith, Chief Operating Officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, announced this week she would be leaving the organizaion effective Feb. 28. The notice is available here.

    Goldsmith was head of WWE Consumer Products for a number of years, which was considered the premiere division in the company for most of the past decade. She was promoted to COO and only trailed Vince McMahon in regards to power in the organization.

    — Kelly Kelly was a Twitter trending topic yesterday in the United States during SmackDown.

    — Today is former WWE star Hardcore Holly’s birthday. He turns 48 years old.

    source: f4wonline.com

    Mick Foley Bumped By The President, Holly Attends TNA Event

    — Mick Foley was bumped from his scheduled appearance on the syndicated radio show The Steve Harvey Morning Show Friday due to an appearance by United States President Barack Obama.

    — Former WWE star Hardcore Holly was on hand for Saturday’s TNA Wrestling live event in Dubuque, Iowa as he was spotted sitting amongst the crowd.

    — It appears that Rhino is still affiliated with TNA Wrestling after working this past weekend’s live events. “The War Machine” lost to Matt Morgan at Friday’s show in Racine, Wisconsin, but scored a victory the next night in Dubuque, Iowa.

    sources: pwinsider.com, prowrestling,net

    Hardcore Holly Gets A Huge New Sleeve & Chest Tattoo (Picture)

    – A picture has surfaced online of former WWE star Hardcore Holly at an independent event sporting a large tattoo over the left side of his torso.

    Hardcore Holly

    The image is legit as he appeared at the Legends of the Ring convention in Monroe, New Jersey on Saturday and the tattoo was visible. To see an image of him at the show, click here.

    — Former AWA and WWF star John Nord (a/k/a Nord the Barbarian, The Berzerker) turns 51 years old today.