-WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan is scheduled to make an appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s “Where Are They Now?” show, which airs on the OWN channel on Sunday night’s. There is no official date for the Hogan appearance yet, but once it is announced we will update you.

-In addition to speaking about the TNA sale rumors, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross wrote about whether The Wyatt Family are heels or babyfaces currently. The following is an excerpt from JR’s new blog where he touches on the subject: “Are the Wyatt’s fan favorites or villains? I actually don’t know but I tend to lean toward the fan favorite side of the equation. What have the Wyatt’s specifically done to make them be automatically considered villains? They are a radially cool, unique entity that are loyal to each other and enjoy imposing their physical will on others in the hopes of winning, therefore earning more money in the pro rasslin world, and establishing more actual, professional marketability.”

You can check out JR’s full blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Hulk Hiogan & WWE Reach “Verbal Agreement”

According to a recent report by The Examiner, WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan and WWE have come to a “verbal agreement” that would see Hogan return to the company in 2014.

The following is an excerpt from the article:

“WWE Examiner learned exclusively on Thursday from a trusted WWE source that Hulk Hogan is officially back with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Although Hogan has reportedly refused to sign a typical “legends contract,” there is said to be a verbal agreement in place between Hogan and WWE that will result in Hogan returning to WWE programming possibly early in the new year.

There is even talk of Hogan returning as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble.

“We knew this would happen at some point,” the source tells Examiner. “It’s my understanding that there isn’t a contract in place, but there’s a verbal agreement that will move forward. It’s just a good fit for everybody involved, especially with the milestone WrestleMania 30 coming up. Hogan needed to finish up his stuff with TNA and just come home.”

Check out the complete article online at Examiner.com.

NOTE: It’s worth pointing out that we have been unable to confirm the above report as of right now. We should have an extensive update on this story on Monday morning, so until then, take the above information as strictly rumor.

UPDATE: Backstage News On Hulk Hogan & WWE’s “Verbal Agreement”

-WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan attended the NFL game on Thursday between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins. Hogan was shown several times on the NFL Network telecast enjoying the game from his luxury box.

-The WWE stock closed on Thursday at $12.95 per share, the highest it has been in over a year. It opened at $11.84. The increase is attributed to the decreased earnings, but excitement over the possibility of new and more lucrative television deals for the company next fall.

-Tickets for the first WWE RAW of 2014, scheduled for January 6th at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, officially went on sale on Thursday. The pre-sale password for tickets to the event is WWERAW.

Huge Update On Undertaker’s Planned Opponent For WrestleMania XXX

-The TNA Impact Wrestling television taping on December 26th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been changed to a non-televised live event that will now take place on December 27th.

-TNA has removed both Hulk Hogan and AJ Styles from their official online roster page. Meanwhile, Mr. Anderson has been re-added to the page.

-The following is a new 24/7 video of Dixie Carter and John Gaburick discuss the AJ Styles at TNA World Heavyweight Champion situation. Check it out below:

http://youtu.be/MMNEKLSEWwA

HUGE Update On The Sale Of TNA — CLICK HERE!

The official YouTube account of WWE 2K14 has released clips previewing the entrances and finishers of Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker and Kaitlyn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx-f5ZEr0so

Up next on Page 2: The Undertaker:

Hulk Hogan remains a free agent following the expiration of his contract with TNA Wrestling last month and the two parties being unable to reach a new agreement. This afternoon on Facebook, the legendary grappler teased a possible return to WWE by publishing a photo of himself clutching a replica copy of the WWE Championship. His caption reads, “Thinkin, thinkin, thinkin. HH.”

It was reported last week by PWInsider.com that the 60-year-old has been “training like a mad man” in hopes of wrestling again for WWE.

Hogan returning to the promotion could hinge on Triple H, who is leaving the door open for his return to the sports-entertainment organization. The six-time WWE Champion told the Associated Press earlier this month that he was warmly received by Vince McMahon’s son-in-law at a recent charity function.

“He just welcomed me with open arms. He said if ever I decide I get the itch to come back home,” the door’s open,” Hogan stated.

Hulk Hogan, who celebrates the one-year anniversary of “Hogan’s Beach Shop” this weekend, has yet to sign a new deal with TNA Impact Wrestling, according to recent reports. Additionally, Hogan has continued to put feelers out in the public to see what major bookings he can secure at this point in his career.

According to reports, Hogan is in training for a return to the ring, with the idea being that if WWE were to make him a legitimate offer to return, he would be ready to go. One source noted that Hogan is “training like a mad man” with the hopes of getting back in the ring with WWE, most likely at WrestleMania XXX in 2014.

Related News: Update On Hulk Hogan’s Rumored Opponent For A WrestleMania XXX Match

[Credit: PWInsider.com]

Former WWE and TNA Wrestling executive Bruce Prichard appears on this week’s edition of The Steve Austin Show podcast, where he discussed the Brother Love character, early days in Pasadena and Austin, Texas, working alongside Vince McMahon, and more.

In June 1988, Prichard debuted as Brother Love in the World Wrestling Federation, a disingenuous preacher who claimed to spread “the message of love.” The bizarre red-faced character was inspired by controversial televangelists of the time.

“I debuted, and three weeks after I debuted I had done my first set. I had done my introduction with Bobby Heenan, Ted DiBiase was my benefactor to carry on my “message of love,” and then my introduction with the Big Bossman. So I had done those three. And right before we went to TV for the next set, the Jim Bakker-Jessica Hahn scandal broke. He was big time man, had that whole thing in North Carolina, and he gets caught in a scandal having sex with his secretary. He’s everywhere all over the news. I was made right there, because of the timing. We couldn’t have written it better,” Prichard recalls.

Brother Love was best known for hosting a weekly interview segment on WWF Superstars of Wrestling, called The Brother Love Show. He used the segment to verbally attack popular WWF Superstars at the time, such as Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior and Dusty Rhodes. Prichard admits that Hogan and Andre The Giant did not want to appear on the controversial character’s show—both ultimately did.

“People thought I was doing a spoof on religion. There were guys that wouldn’t work with me. Andre didn’t want to work with me. Andre liked Bruce, but he hated Brother Love. He did not want to be on the show; nothing to do with Brother Love,” said Prichard. “So Vince had me do my hair, get in my Brother Love shit, but not do my [make-up]. And he brought us in, had a sit-down with the boss and said, ‘Andre, it’s good business.’ And Andre agreed, but he hated Brother Love. Hulk Hogan was off at the time, and when came back he was like, “Dude, I don’t want to be out there with you man. Somebody’s gonna pull a gun on you.”

To listen to the 75-minute interview, visit PodcastOne.com.

– After Monday’s Raw went off the air in Memphis, TN, Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton in the dark match main event with a kick to the head.

– WWE will return to Memphis with a Raw taping on March 10, 2014. The pre-sale code is MEMPHIS.

– WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has been re-tweeting supportive messages from his Twitter followers, including several tweets about WWE:

@HulkHogan go back to @wwe #full circle #legacy”

If @HulkHogan returns to WWE, that will definitely renew my interest in them again.

It’s very simple you can’t have a REAL Wrestlemania without @HulkHogan. It’s like church without the pope! @WWE #bringhoganback

@TripleH Bring @HulkHogan back to the WWE. It’s what’s #BestforBusiness.

@HulkHogan please comeback to @WWE

* HULK HOGAN Meets With Triple H: BIG Update On Hogan’s Possible Return To WWE

-Apparently there were some issues with fans attempting to order the TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view on Sunday night. Several complaints have come out of the Northeast, mostly from those with Time Warner Cable, that fans could not order the pay-per-view.

-Former TNA announcer Todd Kenely was backstage at the Bound For Glory event on Sunday night.

-Also backstage at Bound For Glory was Seven Levels of Hate star and former NWA Champion, Adam Pearce. Pearce apparently left before the show began.

-There was no talk backstage at the TNA pay-per-view on Sunday night about an imminent return for Hulk Hogan.

-Jeff Jarrett was backstage at Bound For Glory and worked as an agent for the show.

HUGE Update on the Future of TNA — and it’s NOT good! [CLICK HERE]

[Credit: PWInsider.com]

Legendary pro wrestler Hulk Hogan posted the following tweet on his official Twitter account addressing his future in the business:

The calm before the storm,tempoary situation setting me up for a huge blessing brother HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 20, 2013

TNA BOUND FOR GLORY RESULTS

The following are highlights from a new TSN interview with TNA Impact Wrestling star AJ Styles

On people he would like to see signed by TNA: “They’re overlooking the guys who deserve a shot at the world title, who have the talent to be a world champion. They don’t have to come from that other place [WWE], they can come from the independents. But we have to leave the door open for young guys to come in and get a chance. Let them be their own guy instead of a cookie cutter like they get at that other place. From the independents, Delirious has been one of my favorites for a long time. I’d like to see him signed. I also miss Alex Shelley. He and [Chris] Sabin, as the Motor City Machine Guns were a great tag team. I would love to see him back.”

On the change in his personality over the past year: “I think it’s a personality that everyone has. You reach a breaking point, you push the right buttons, and you see this guy come out that you never knew you had in you. I got pushed over the ledge and it turned me on, turned me into this new guy. A little more aggressive and a lot more drive.”

On his thoughts on working with Hulk Hogan: “[Hulk] Hogan can open up doors that we normally wouldn’t be able to open without that. He adds experience and it’s been an experience working for him.”

On his match with Bully Ray at Bound For Glory: “I’m going to leave it all out in the ring. These people paid their hard earned money to see two people beat the crap out of each other in the ring. Be ready to be entertained and maybe even have your breath taken away. Hard-hitting and a match that you’re going to remember. I have to be more focused than ever. Bully Ray will have to kill me if he wants to beat me. And I just don’t think that’s going to happen.”

Check out the complete interview online at TSN.ca.

TNA BOUND FOR GLORY RESULTS

-There has been no discussion about whether or not Hulk Hogan will be appearing at the “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view on Sunday evening. Based on talk within TNA, Hogan has yet to sign a new contract with the company and is not scheduled to take part in the big pay-per-view event.

-As noted previously, Ethan Carter III (EC3) is scheduled to make his official debut in some form or fashion at the “Bound For Glory” show.

-Current Mr. Olympia Phil Heath is scheduled to appear on the “Bound For Glory” countdown special that airs on Spike TV. Heath is slated to work some sort of comedy segment with Robbie E. and Jesse Godderz.

LIVE TNA Bound For Glory Play-By-Play Results Coverage TONIGHT At THIS LINK!

[Credit: PWInsider.com]

The following are highlights from the latest online blog by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:

On meeting up with Shane McMahon in New York City this week: “Great hooking up with Shane McMahon for a few minutes while I was between meetings Tuesday in NYC. Shane looks great and honestly has seemingly never been in better shape. He’s head of a company in China working in the cable/satellite TV world and affiliated projects so he is staying busy notwithstanding having a lovely wife and three healthy, strapping sons. Funny how one remembers things of significance in wrestling jargon but it was 17 years ago when Shane and his wife married which marked the week that JJ Dillon abruptly left WWE and Bruce Prichard and I were in South Africa producing a TV show for WWE’s TV affiliate there. I think that was the show that I worked on commentary with Honky Tonk Man. Damn….17 years…man, how things change and time flies.”

On what he feels Hulk Hogan should do with his future in wrestling: “I have no dog in the hunt and nor do I know any insider “dirt” but for my two cents Hulk Hogan would be better off re-signing with WWE in a limited role that would put him back in the global, WWE mix and add a jolt to his career which never hurts anyone than re-signing with TNA. Even though Hogan says he has ‘one more match left in him’ that fact, if true, is irrelevant to my way of thinking. Hogan’s opportunity to do PR work, appear occasionally at live events and on a timely basis on TV and to have his likeness on more, sellable products is logical to me. If it is the dollars holding this matter up as in a bigger guarantee now and not willing to wait on the WWE business model to generate more, new Hogan bucks, then the deal may be simply and only about the immediate cash which isn’t a sin either.”

On the lack of time limits in pro wrestling today: “One thing that hurts pro wrestling today is the elimination of all time limits and a logical set of rules that cause matches to end. The elimination of time limits, on TV and at live events, eliminates a long established conclusion to a match of which many things can spin off.”

On The Rhodes Brothers winning the WWE Tag-Team Championships: “The last two segments of RAW were specifically good as the Rhodes boys won the tag titles from the Shield thanks to the Big Show’s holiday ham sized right hand. Arguably not the greatest method for the Rhodes family to win but, the bottom line, the grandsons of a plumber became WWE Tag Champions in a division that until recently hasn’t had much cache.”

Check out the complete blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: What Was Jim Ross Doing In NYC Specifically? [READ HERE >>]

The following are highlights from a recent Busted Open Radio interview with TNA Impact Wrestling star Kurt Angle:

On how he feels after rehab: “I feel great. I’m a lot healthier now and a lot more clear minded. I feel a lot better right now. I needed the break. I needed to do what I did and I feel a lot better now.”

On going through WWE sponsored rehab and his connection to the company: “The WWE program has been amazing. They have done a lot for me and they continue to. I work with them still. They’re amazing at what they do. They have had so many guys go through recovery and still are in recovery. We have a weekly chat every Wednesday night at 7pm. It’s really beneficial for everybody.”

On whether or not he felt pressure to return in time for Bound For Glory: “No. I didn’t think I was going to be a part of it. I found out last week. I’m very glad I am, but I was supposed to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and that was pretty much it. I’m very excited to be working with Bobby Roode. I think he is the best wrestler today and to have a match with him at Bound For Glory is going to be amazing for me.”

On what he has learned about himself throughout recovery: “Basically putting God first. Realizing my whole life has been revolved around me and high expectations of myself and never really enjoying what I have done and what I have accomplished, whether it be in the Olympics or in pro wrestling. I have never really been satisfied. It led to a lot of depression and turmoil. It’s about going easy on yourself and patting yourself on the back every once in a while, which I’ve never done. With anything it’s putting things in perspective a little bit. What I do is a job. My marriage and my kids are more important than that. I don’t think I ever looked at it that way until now.”

On what it’s like coming back to TNA after a lengthy absence: “There was a lot of uncertainty. Thank God the company is still going. They’re still kicking it in high gear, but hearing about the changes from the outside in looked a little scary. But once I got to TV last week everybody is still giving their highest performance and doing the best that they can. Everybody is working hard. We need to unite as one and try to make this a better product. I think we have done that the last month or two. I love the Dixie heel turn. I think that was awesome. It comes down to the writers in creative and the wrestlers really coming together and making it a full team effort.”

On whether or not he feels this is the most important Bound For Glory in history: “I believe it is. Right now we need a great show. We need a five star show. It’s only going to help us. With the changes we have made we have to prove to the fans that we have the ability to have that five star show. We HAVE to have one.”

On changes he would make if he were in charge of TNA: “I would have a better way of organizing things. I would have a lot more rehearsal. I would have talent come to the ring every hour of the day and just rehearse and go over and just ram it down their throats so that they have it right when they come to the show that night. We have been doing that. Have we been doing it enough? Yes and no. But I don’t want it to become, and it’s not in any means a WCW, but you don’t want it to become where the talent says what they want to say and the story isn’t going to go anywhere because the writers and the talent aren’t really talking. I don’t want it to become that. I want it to become more organized like the way Vince McMahon runs the show. That’s how I was brought in and for seven years that’s how I was taught. I believe TNA is going in that direction now.”

On whether or not he would re-sign Hulk Hogan: “Oh yeah! A lot of people would say no but look what this guy has done for wrestling. Anytime he goes out he gets the loudest cheer. It doesn’t matter if he is wrestling or not. Hogan is a talent you want in your company and I have a lot of respect for him. I didn’t have a lot of respect for him when he first started, but I really didn’t know him because I didn’t watch wrestling when I first started. But getting to know him and seeing what he has done for the business, I would say heck yeah, you want to sign that guy.”

On who he feels is the next face of TNA: “I really like Magnus right now. I love his promos skills and his wrestling has gotten a lot better. I would really love to re-push Samoa Joe. He is a cornerstone of the company and sometimes I feel like we are not utilizing him right. That guy can carry the company. He can carry any company. AJ Styles has done a tremendous job, but when you look at the young talent, there are a lot out there that have the ability. Right now stepping up it’s hard. I love Bobby Roode. James Storm is another guy we have kind of thrown by the wayside a little bit. He has talent up the wazoo. Those are the guys I believe will be the future.”

Check out the complete interview online at Facebook.com/bustedopenradio.

Huge Backstage Update On TNA’s Plans For Kurt Angle After Bound For Glory

Apparently all current WWE talent have moral clauses, and the company directive is that talent that have inappropriate photos or videos in the public will not be hired as on-air performers. Whether or not this becomes an issue with negotiating with Hulk Hogan, who has a sex tape that is out in the public, remains to be seen.

Of course, with Hogan, there is a double-standard due to his star power, and it could be viewed as a different situation in that Hogan was allegedly unaware that he was being filmed, and didn’t condone its’ release in the first place.

Huge Backstage Update On Hulk Hogan’s Future – WWE Or TNA?

[Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]

Take this for what it’s worth, but apparently the official TNA Impact Wrestling website has removed advertisements that claimed Hulk Hogan will be appearing at their “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view this Sunday night.

As noted previously, as of the beginning of this week, Hogan had yet to officially sign a new deal to remain employed by TNA.

Make sure to check back here at the website on Sunday night for the best TNA “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view live results coverage on the internet.

Related News: Huge Update On Hulk Hogan’s Future – WWE Or TNA?

The following are highlights of a recent radio interview with TNA Impact Wrestling star Kurt Angle:

On the Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter storyline: “I love the heel turn Dixie has made, it has helped a lot. Obviously we have had a few bumps in the road the last few months. We’ve been able to iron it out. Hogan is not under contract right now, but I have a feeling he will be back. I don’t know when. He’s an icon, he’s a guy that has done so much for wrestling you always want him under contract, even if he can’t wrestle anymore.”

On a possible WWE Hall Of Fame induction: “I am very honored to be in the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame, but any hall of fame that’s out there especially the WWE Hall Of Fame you wanna be a part of it. That’s where I started. I have to give them credit on my character development and for teaching me my skills. You always want to be a part of their Hall of Fame. It’s legendary.”

On his recent rehab: “They have been awesome. I had to take some time out and clear my head and physically get better. TNA has been awesome. They have been 100 percent supportive. Dixie Carter has been amazing. The WWE Rehabilitation program has been awesome for me. My road to recovery is great. I’m really happy to be where I am right now.”

Huge Update On Kurt Angle’s TNA Return + Bound For Glory PPV Spoilers

Wrestling legend Larry Zbyszko recently spoke with Steve and Scum of WGD Weekly. Here are some highlights of what the “Living Legend” said about:

The financial state of TNA: “They just made wrong decisions…from what I hear, Bob Carter…he had a hard time saying no to his daughter, Dixie… Finally, they blew so much money with no real results after ten years that Bob resigned and I think the mother took over and she is controlling the purse. From what I hear… this guy is now fired, this guy is now fired and if you wanna stay there you get a pay cut. Half the guys wrestling there are on food stamps. I was shocked when I heard that one.”

Where TNA has gone wrong creatively: “If you look at TNA today, I mean like ten years ago they had some great matches, AJ Styles vs. Chris Daniels, now ten years later, like six or seven months ago, I’m flicking through the TV and I stumble across TNA… and what’s the main event? AJ Styles vs. Chris Daniels, they’ve been wrestling each other for ten years. I couldn’t believe it… don’t these people understand?”

Hulk Hogan in TNA: “Instead of guys who can do something, they are blowing their wad on Hulk, god bless him, but he can’t walk anymore.”

Eric Bischoff in TNA: “Eric, who listened to a couple guys, pulled something off, then took credit for it, but everything he’s been involved in since sinks because he doesn’t know and won’t listen.”

Sting being “lucky”: “Sting who was one of the luckiest men who ever lived. Sting couldn’t do a good interview, he couldn’t work good. We had to drop him from the ceiling for a year and dress him like the crow and not let him say a word to get one big match out of him.”

His relationship with and thoughts on Vince McMahon since once again working on occasion with WWE: ” I haven’t bumped into Vince. I’ve been doing some things, like at ‘Mania, but I was running around doing Axxess, and signings, and filming DVD’s. When they tape the NXT shows they film that right down the street here… but, I haven’t bumped into Vince yet. I haven’t seen him since 1981. I can’t wait to see him, it will be very nostalgic.He looks great, between you and me, he’s one of the best characters he’s got. Vince is a classic, he would die for his creation and his fans, you can’t take that away from him.”

Vince Russo coming to WCW in 1999 and the dying days of WCW: “Eric and his buddies were gone, so Bill brings in this idiot Russo who was writing for the WWE… as far as I’m concerned, he’s a cancer…So, this goofy Russo comes in and by the time he came in… it went back to stupid nonsense with some idiot who has no idea what he is doing. So, they move me to Thunder. I was pissed, I knew the biggest, hottest wrestling ever was about to die. Russo just kept doing stupid stuff, the worst part is, we had a guy that was the next Bruno, Goldberg, people loved him, he was hot… but instead of Goldberg being champion, the new champion was Russo and some idiot little, skinny puke, David Arquette…the whole thing just turned to absolute manure… you had this slob, Mark Madden on Nitro, picking his nose and god knows what else. It was horrifying.”

Update: Despite our earlier report that Hulk Hogan is likely returning to TNA after WWE made a lowball offer to him, we can confirm that as of today (10/16), Hogan has still not signed with TNA or WWE and is currently a free agent.

Original Article:

It appears that Hulk Hogan will be returning to TNA. After becoming a free agent and negotiating with both TNA and WWE, f4wonline.com reports that TNA offered Hogan substantially more money than WWE did.

WWE’s offer was said to be a “lowball” offer – and nowhere near what they’ve offered other big stars in recent years, like The Rock and Brock Lesnar.

TNA’s offer to Hogan is believed to be a 1-year deal that will pay him approximately as much as The Rock and Brock Lesnar make for a single match in WWE.

With WWE looking to stack the WrestleMania XXX card as much as possible, making such a weak offer to Hogan could be a sign that one or more other big names (The Rock, Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels) have already agreed to work the show.

-TNA Impact Wrestling is advertising Hulk Hogan as appearing at their upcoming “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view, which takes place next Sunday night, October 20th.

-According to online indications, tickets for the entire second row of ringside seats near the entrance ramp for the upcoming TNA Impact Wrestling television tapings in Baltimore, Maryland are still unsold. Apparently you can still purchase up to 14 seats next to each other in the second row.

-The Frank Shamrock special that aired on Spike TV on Thursday night, which features Frank patching up his differences with his adopted brother and former WWE Superstar Ken Shamrock, is now available online at Spike.com.

Related News: Huge Backstage Update On Hulk Hogan’s Wrestling Future

[Credit: F4WOnline.com]

The following are highlights from a recent AP interview with Hulk Hogan:

His Recent Discussion with Triple H:

“He just welcomed me with open arms. He said if ever I decide I get the itch to come back home, the door’s open.”

The Possibility of Appearing at WrestleMania XXX:

“My mind has been going crazy the last couple of weeks trying to figure out the best thing to do will be.”

His Status With TNA:

“We couldn’t figure things out. We’re talking, but I’m wide open right now.”

If he has one more match left in him:

“Let me put it to you this way, brother: With the right guy, the right situation, with a big enough event, big enough storyline, you’re damn right I have one more left in me.”

Check out the complete interview online at AP.org.

DIRECT LINK: Update On Hulk Hogan’s Future With WWE/TNA, WWE HOF & WMXXX

With Hulk Hogan currently a free agent, most people within WWE believe that he’ll wind up back with TNA. That said, there is still interest in negotiating with Hogan to bring him in for WrestleMania XXX. At the end of the day, it’s going to come down to how much money TNA is willing to offer him.

There are plans to induct either Randy Savage or the Ultimate Warrior into the WWE Hall of Fame. In the event that either man is inducted, WWE wants Hulk Hogan to induct them.

WWE wants a big legend to be part of a match at WrestleMania, to help make the 30th anniversary show feel special and to help keep the buyrate over 1 million buys. With The Rock and Steve Austin most likely not wrestling, WWE could make Hogan a strong offer to get him on board. Last year’s WrestleMania numbers came in lower than expected and the feeling is that The Rock’s drawing power has diminished.

If WWE’s unable to get either Hogan, Rock or Austin to wrestle, another selling point for the show could be hyping the Undertaker’s match as his retirement match.

(Information from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter was used in this report)

Ring Rust Radio with Iron Sheik
Host: Donald Wood
Audio available at Blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio

On his proudest moment: “Everybody know nobody beat Mr. Bob Backlund until Iron Sheik come to the most famous arena in the world Madison Square Garden. I do my camel clutch and I almost break his neck and I become champion. My manager, God bless him, Mr. Fred Blassie, he know I make it that night.”

On Hogan potentially returning to WWE and the fact that Hogan is still such a big part of the business: “Hulk Hogan guitar player. He not Iron Sheik. Everybody know they never be the Hulkamania without Iron Sheik. I was biggest heel in the world and I put him over. He know I could break his leg and bring the belt to Minnesota but I never cut the hand that feed me. Mr McMahon Sr., he know I am the real and he always help me become the legend and still to this day I respect my company WWE.”

On Ultimate Warrior potentially being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: “Ultimate Warrior is a low life, piece of shit, freak no good mother——. He make hall of fame for biggest piece of shit hall of fame. He never be in my class. None of the boys respect him because he never treat people in the ring with the respect. I think he is a punk. I think he is jabroni and he can go f— himself forever.”

On whether he thought the WrestleMania gimmick battle royal would have staying power: “You know, I always come back to WWE and they know I am the real legend. I not the Hillbilly Jim or the jabroni Bushwhacker. I come and I show that I tough man, still for my age I look good.”

On how he initially felt when wrestling was removed from the Olympic program, and his reaction now that it has been reinstated: “I very very happy. The Chael Sonnen my good friend and the legend we work very very hard to let the wrestling in the Olympic again. They let the jabroni sport like the javelin or the walking become sport and I think they big time jabroni sports. They know oldest sport in the world is the wrestling. They know I always be ready to shop my heart for my sport. I happy, bubba.”

On being a member of both the WWE and NWA Hall of Fame and which accomplishment he holds more precious: WWE or WWF give me everything I have from my wrestling day. Mr McMahon is like the emperor or the Rome. He help me become the legend. NWA, still I love, but still not like the WWE.

For more on The Iron Sheik, check out http://igg.me/at/IronSheikdoc or www.theironsheik.org.

During an interview with Showbiz Tonight to promote WWE’s Rise Above Cancer campaign, John Cena spoke about returning to action months ahead of schedule as well as Hulk Hogan’s recent “Wrecking Ball” parody video, where he wore a thong.

Cena also showed off his “Twerking” skills during the video interview.

Here are some highlights of what John Cena said about:

Hulk Hogan Wearing A Thong In A Viral Internet Video:  “So the commercial starts, and I’m seeing Hulk Hogan on the wrecking ball and he’s using his legendary and iconic do-rag, sunglasses, fu manchu, boa. He kicks the guy in the face, I’m like, ‘you know what, that’s a good…’ No, no, and then it all goes wrong. That’s a little too much, they should have stopped at the boot to the face, brother.”

VIDEO of Hulk Hogan Wearing A Thong For The Hostamania Commercial

Returning At Hell in a Cell: “October 27th, I know I’m ready, I’ve had a wonderful surgeon, I’ve had a wonderful physical therapy crew. I’ve been really diligent and really on track to get back early. I feel great, the doctors are happy with everything… I’m really, really excited, I thought I was going to be off until past Christmas but now I can get back in the WWE Universe and do what I love.”

If He’s Returning Too Soon: “It’s not just my opinion here, it’s the opinion of the WWE medical staff, my surgeon, my physical therapist. I had to clear it with all those people. I’m cleared, I’m ready to go, and on October 27th I’ll be as ready and as strong as I’ve ever been.”

Here’s video of the interview segment, including John Cena twerking: