– 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.
– JBL and Michael Cole will be hosting a live edition of their radio show next Saturday at 7pm at the 50 Restaurant and Bar in Chicago. They will will be giving away free tickets to WWE Payback, which takes place in the city the following evening.
– World Heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler, who has been cleared to wrestle again after several weeks off due to a recent concussion, returned to the road this past weekend for WWE’s Live Event from Johnson City, Tennessee.
Ziggler was originally scheduled to face Alberto Del Rio in the main event, but did not wrestle. He came out, cut a promo on Del Rio and announced that Big E Langston would be taking his place in the match. Ziggler was ringside, but got ejected along with AJ Lee after interfering. The finish came when Del Rio locked in his cross arm breaker and got Langston to tap out.
[wweshop]WWE announcer JBL recently did an interview with Wrestling101.com. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Teaming With Barry Windham In WWE & Vince Russo:
“That to me was what I thought was my big break, and it turned out it wasn’t for a lot of reasons. The head of creative at the time Vince Russo didn’t think much of me or Barry I believe, he’s selling comic books or whatever he’s doing right now so that tells you what you need to know about Vince Russo.
I thought that was my big break, I idolised Barry and a still do to this day, he still had a lot of gas left in the tank, and for whatever reason they didn’t want to use him. The tag team never went anywhere but for me it was a big deal.”
His WWE Career Highlights:
“Eddie Guerrero, he was the biggest influence on my singles career. I’m not sure the JBL character would be alive if not for Eddie, he really made the career that I had. The Undertaker feud that I had was huge for me, but I got to wrestle every top star during that era, I got to wrestle, Booker T, Dave Batista, John Cena, I really had a fun and incredible run, the run came later in my life so I really had the opportunity to enjoy it.”
“One of the greatest things that I got to do was pass the torch to John Cena, which I absolutely take zero credit for, he would have gone to the top anyway but I was lucky enough to be the guy that passed the torch and I was very honoured to be able to do that.”
He also spoke about the transition from wrestler to announcer, his Seven Summits mountain climbing adventures and more.
– The Undertaker is featured on the cover of the May edition of WWE Magazine.
– JBL has responded to fans chanting “One More Match” at him on Wednesday’s WWE Main Event broadcast during an in-ring segment with him and Mark Henry. He tweeted:
To those who chanted 'one more match', after standing in the ring with @TheMarkHenry I gotta say…NOT A CHANCE!! I'm retired, he's strong.
– In the latest installment of the WWE Youtube series “Behind the Match,” Wade Barrett analyzes his recent Intercontinental Championship win over The Miz:
– The latest weather forecast for WrestleMania on Sunday is sunny with a high of 62 and a low of 49.
– The Miz was in Staten Island yesterday doing a Be A Star rally. Silive.com has video from the event as well as an interview with The Miz.
– Here is this week’s episode of The JBL & Cole Show featuring a special appearance from WWE Champion The Rock:
“In this edition of the “JBL & Cole Show,” The Rock makes a special appearance, Justin Gabriel pulls off some sick motorcycle stunts, and Damien Sandow returns!”
Earlier this month, WWE announcer JBL attempted to climb Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua (“Mt. Death”), but was unable to reach the summit due to bad weather. He climbed up about 20,00 feet, but got caught up in storms that took two lives. He vows to try again next year. Check out these photos he posted on Facebook of his attempt:
Posted March 27th, 2013 in News, WWE. Tagged: JBL.
JBL noted he will try again next year and posted this YouTube video:
He also wrote the following about the experience at LayfieldReport.com:
“Remarkably, Ian and a couple from Canada (a married couple-both Doctors-who had competed in ironmen races and marathons), Drs. Jason and Carolyn, made the summit in that weather in almost 20 hours of climbing-being much faster than me, I would have been at least 25 hours and maybe as much as 30-which means I would not have made it down. I’ve been around some great athletes and these young guys were as hardy and tough as any I have ever seen, very proud of them-and all great people to be around. The guys who made it talked of stepping close to one of the dead bodies to get to the summit. No one else made it or even came close.”
– WWE tag team champions Kane and Daniel Bryan were in studio this morning at 106.5 WYRK in Buffalo, New York to promote tonight’s RAW. You can see video of the appearance at WYRK.com.
– WWE announcer JBL, who is in the midst of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in South America, has provided updates on his journey via Twitter. On Saturday, he tweeted: “At base camp now 14,300 feet, 13 miles yesterday in 55mph freezing winds and dust to get here. 9 days from summit! Brutal day!” Earlier today, he wrote:
“Successful carry to 16,200 yesterday. Tomorrow we leave for 1st camp and then summit push over next week. Will be -20 real temp on summit day. Will be 6-8 hours of climbing daily from now on and summit day could be 15-18 hours. Ready to climb Mt Death! Actual temp at summit day will be -20 at least, wind chill will be -60 to -80.”
– WWE NXT star Conor O’Brian, who has been wrestling at WWE live events in recent weeks, sounds like he’ll be debuting on RAW tonight. He tweeted today:
“Tonights #Raw there will be reasoning on why some of us chose our path of certainty. #TheAscension #Oldschool #WEWILLRISE”
– John Cena tweeted the following about his match tonight on RAW against CM Punk, with the winner getting a shot at The Rock’s WWE Championship at WrestleMania:
– WWE.com has published a photo gallery of former diva Stacy Keibler at last night’s Academy Awards. Keibler was there for the second year in a row with her boyfriend George Clooney.
– WWE.com also has a feature up looking at the “20 coolest tattoos in WWE history.”
– WWE announcer JBL is in Mendoza, Argentina today getting ready to begin his climb of the Aconcagua mountain, also known as “Mount Death.” He is doing his final gear check today and plans to start climbing the mountain Tuesday. He tweeted today:
Summit has averaged -25 to -60 over the last month with no successful summits. That's about to change!!! #sevensummitsforkids
– WWE issued a survey this week to its “Fan Council,” which notably included a query gauging interest in the possibility of a Monday Night Raw pre-show on WWE.com or the WWE app.
– Former WWE Diva Maryse is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.
– This week’s episode of The JBL & Cole Show is now online, which features Ricardo Rodriguez and Aksana going head to head in the SuperStar Search.
– The Mean Street Posse has been added to the Alumni section of WWE.com.
– Sin Cara noted on on Twitter that he is in New Orleans for tonight’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
– JBL published a new blog talking about his experience working with the tag team Public Enemy in their first WWE match. JBL tells a story about he and Ron Simmons having enforce that the match went as it was supposed to go, despite some resistance from Public Enemy.
– WWE RAW will remain a 3-hour show each week at least through SummerSlam, according to f4wonline.com.
Posted February 17th, 2013 in News, WWE. Tagged: JBL.
– WWE announcers Michael Cole and JBL will be hosting their JBL & Cole show today from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisana, site of tonight’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. The show will take place outside the arena at 3:30pm, with the best sign getting two free tickets to the show.
– WWE is encouraging fans to print out their own Elimination Chamber PPV poster in anticipation for tonight’s event. They have uploaded a high-resolution version of the poster, which you can download here.
– WWE superstar Titus O’Neil took part in a celebrity charity auction on Friday night in Florida. He was “auctioned off” and a woman won a date with him.
– WWE.com has an article up looking at what locations could host next year’s big WrestleMania 30. Among the locations listed were Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY), Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, TX), Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China) and Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, MI). It’s worth noting that the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, rumored to be the site of the event, was not included on the list.
– Here is the latest episode of “The JBL & Cole Show”:
– WWE contacted Rikishi to participate in Sunday’s 30-Man Royal Rumble Match but the veteran wrestler is unable to appear due to a prior commitment, Jerry “The King” Lawler revealed in an interview with New York Post promoting WrestleMania Axxess.
“I do know that they had contacted Rikishi, but he had a prior commitment that he could not get out of. My son Brian told me that it was just a commitment he literally could not get out of even though he really wanted to [be in the Rumble],” Lawler said.
Lawler also hinted that former stars could resurface as surprise entrants.
“The Royal Rumble has become our next biggest and most fan-favorite pay-per-view. It’s so unpredictable. I know for a fact, I don’t know who it will be, but there’s always some surprise entrants. There will be some people that you didn’t have a clue they were going to be involved in the Rumble.”
– This week’s edition of The JBL & Cole Show features appearances by Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels, who have some kind words for JBL. Plus, Hornswoggle faces off with Daniel Bryan and his “magician’s assistant” in the “SUPERStar Search.”
– Darren Young is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.
– The latest episode of JBL’s The John Layfield Show (with guest host Michael Cole) is now online, with the WWE announcers talking about the Fiscal Cliff, Athlete of the year, 2012 recap and the economy. You can listen at WebTalkRadio.net.
– Local ads in the Houston, Texas market are promoting that The Rock will be appearing at the 20th Anniversary RAW special on Monday, January 14th.
– Speaking of The Rock, here’s WWE’s video promo hyping his return to RAW next week (1/7):
– This month on iN DEMAND pay-per-view, WWE will be airing the “Best of Falls Count Anywhere” and “ECW Unreleased Volume 1” specials.
– JBL has announced that Michael Cole will now be his co-host on the weekly “Layfield Report” podcast, available at LayfieldReport.com.
– Monday night’s New Year’s Eve edition of WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media score of 142,218, up 24% from the previous week’s Christmas Eve show. RAW ranked #2 on cable for the evening behind the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on ESPN.
– With 2012 officially a thing of the past, WWE Champion CM Punk reached another milestone in his historic title run. By holding the belt from January 1st – December 31st, Punk became the first person to accomplish this feat since Hulk Hogan did so back in 1987.
WWE announcer John “Bradshaw” Layfield has posted a new blog on his Facebook page looking at who he thinks should be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in April. Here’s what he wrote:
“Interesting viewpoints on WWE Hall of Fame for 2013. I do believe the NWO should eventually go in, I don’t know if this year is the year-but they had the greatest story line in wrestling history and think they are deserving to go in as a faction.
The NWO wasn’t together that long, but when you have the greatest impact in wrestling history I think it merits an induction. Many forget during that time WWE was losing the ratings battle and did so for almost a year, this ushered in the Attitude Era which I still believe was wrestling’s greatest era.
Owen Hart, Bruno Sammartino and Randy Savage are no brainers and feel they all will go in at some point.
Mick Foley is the other NY guy that is obviously worthy and hopefully goes in the hall in NY. Booker T is a Hall of Famer, but don’t know if NY is the place for him to go in-would be great to see him go in when Wrestlemania is in Houston, Dallas or San Antonio-but don’t know when that will be.
I believe Trish Stratus is a Hall of Famer and several from that era are as well-I think Sable and Torrie will one day go in, probably. Remember they were both at one time the highest selling Playboy issue on their respective covers. All of those divas from that era, including Stacey Kiebler transcended our business and became mainstream. ”
– Christian is expected to return to WWE television in January, in time for the Royal Rumble.
– The December 5th episode of WWE Main Event did a 0.7 rating with 1.18 million viewers. The show featured IC Champion Kofi Kingston vs. US Champion Antonio Cesaro.
The December 12th episode, which had a special start time of 6:30pm (EST), did a 0.4 rating with 600,000 viewers. The show featured Ryback vs. Alberto Del Rio.
– JBL received a hate mail from the fans of Scotland’s Rangers Football Club after mentioning on RAW (12/17) that they recently went bankrupt.
– As seen at TLC, John Cena suffered a cut under his right eye during his main event ladder match with Dolph Ziggler. Cena reportedly declined medical attention for the injury and it’s not believed to be a serious situation.
– Former WWE Diva Trish Stratus recently took part in a photo shoot for Canadian Health & Lifestyle magazine, her 94th magazine cover shoot. She posted a series of candid behind-the-scenes pictures from the shoot, which you can view at TrishStratus.com.
– WWE announcer JBL has posted a photo gallery on Facebook of he and Michael Cole hosting their “JBL & Cole” show from the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, site of last night’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. You can view the photos at Facebook.com.
– WWE.com has a a feature up looking at the 20 “Meanest Grinches.”
– As previously reported, JBL and Michael Cole will be taping their new online show this Sunday at the Barclays Center, the site of WWE’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. Fans who show up with clever signs have a chance to win tickets to the show. Cole tweeted on Friday:
“Don’t forget @JCLayfield and I taping jbl and cole show Sunday at 330 outside Barclays! Best sign wins two tickets to TLC!”
– Here’s episode 96 of Zack Ryder’s “Z! True Long Island Story” Youtube show:
WWE announcer JBL posted the following blog on Facebook this week, revealing that he was recently injured while training to climb Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina and as a result, will have to postpone the climb. This will allow JBL to call the action the the Royal Rumble next month. Here’s the blog:
“Good news for WWE (at least I hope so), was scheduled to go to South America January 11th to attempt to climb the highest mountain outside of Asia, Aconcagua, located in Argentina. I would have missed Royal Rumble.
However, been training like crazy to get ready to climb a mountain nicknamed Mt Death. Unfortunately, I have pulled a muscle in my shin due to overtraining and no possible way I could climb to almost 23,000 feet in less than a month. So, I am postponing till February 24th-thanks in a HUGE way to Mountain Madness, best mountaineering group in the world, that helped me get on a different climb.
So, I will not miss any PPVs and will be back in time for Mania-unless of course I die up there:)
I can walk fine, with pain, but can’t push off with my right foot. So I now have 10 1/2 weeks till I climb. Excited my locker mate in college (I was number 71 and he number 72, so we were beside each other in locker room for 4 years) is going with me-really cool.
I’m looking forward to climbing again as I keep preparing for Mt Everest and raising money for great kids I get the opportunity to work with in Bermuda.”
– JBL and Michael Cole filmed another episode of “The JBL & Cole Show” prior to Sunday’s Tribute to The Troops tapings. Their special guest was rapper Flo Rida. JBL tweeted a picture of himself interviewing Flo Rida, which you can view here.
– 3MB says they will deliver a “State of WWE” address tonight on RAW. They tweeted on Sunday night:
Heath Slater: “#3MB State of Address tomorrow night. Stick by your Tv, Twitter and Tout. We have a lot to talk about. #3MB #3MB #3MB”
Drew McIntyre: “There are some real issues that must be tackled and #3MB are take it upon our enlightened shoulders to speak the truth.Tomorrow=state of WWE”
Jinder Mahal: “#3MB state of address will be presented to the universe tmrw. Stay tuned for more details.”
– With WrestleMania 29 just 5 months away, creative planning for next year’s mega-show from the MetLife Stadium in the NY/NJ area is well underway. It’s said that most of WWE’s plans for their top storylines are solid through the Royal Rumble, but the top matches for WrestleMania are still not locked in.
According to sources close to the writing team, several of the ideas pitched for this year’s top matches included controversial finishes.
– Smackdown announcer JBL shot the first episode of his new internet show “The JBL Show” on Tuesday. His first guests include John Cena, AJ Lee and Michael Cole. JBL tweeted the following behind-the-scenes picture from the first episode.
His tweet says the show premieres “next Friday” but it actually airs this coming Friday, December 1st. Michael Cole replied to JBL’s tweet below and said, “hey goof the show airs this coming Friday!”
