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  • John Cena Takes Another Shot At The Undertaker, Big E’s Terrible Gimmick Idea, WWE Network Note

    John Cena Takes Another Shot At The Undertaker, Big E’s Terrible Gimmick Idea, WWE Network Note

    – John Cena continues to pursue a match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34. “The Leader Of The Cenation” has been calling out “The Deadman” on RAW for the past several weeks.

    Cena took to Twitter to post a workout video of himself, taking a shot at Undertaker in the caption:

    – Former SmackDown Live Tag Team Champion Big E took to Twitter to reveal the terrible gimmick idea he pitched nine years ago. He called it Mel Mann, who’s character was supposed to be a postal worker:

    – WWE announced that the annual post-WrestleMania 34 conference call will take place on Monday, April 9, 2018. Here is the official statement:

    WWE® Network Post-WrestleMania® Conference Call

    STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE) will host a conference call on Monday, April 9, 2018 to provide an update on the growth of WWE Network, including the level of subscribers following WrestleMania. The Company’s Co-Presidents, George A. Barrios and Michelle D. Wilson, will host the conference call beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. CST) to discuss the results.

    All interested parties are welcome to listen to a live web cast that will be hosted through the Company’s web site at corporate.wwe.com/investors. Participants can access the conference call by dialing 855-200-4993 (toll free) or 323-794-2092 from outside the U.S. (conference ID for both lines: 6005057). Please reserve a line approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time of the conference call.

    The presentation referenced during the call will be made available on April 9, 2018 at corporate.wwe.com/investors. A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call concludes, and can be accessed on the Company’s web site.

  • Reason Why WWE Has Delayed John Cena vs. The Undertaker Match Announcement

    Reason Why WWE Has Delayed John Cena vs. The Undertaker Match Announcement

    For weeks now, WWE fans have been wondering when the WWE will announce that John Cena would face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34.

    However, despite the speculation, the sports entertainment company continues to delay the match announcement. The former WWE Champion has been calling out The Deadman for weeks now for a match at the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company. However, there has been nothing from Taker.

    Many people thought due to the fact that we are two weeks away from Mania, Taker would appear on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena on the USA Network as Kane battled Cena in a No DQ match in the main event. That was not the case.

    Dave Meltzer gave an update on the situation during the most recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. The longtime pro wrestling journalist speculated that the reason the WWE has held off on his match announcement is due to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon feeling that they have already announced a loaded card and it can wait.

    “They will wait until the last week as the thing is realistically, they have a loaded card and it’s not like they will have trouble selling tickets. The idea is with Daniel Bryan’s return and Ronda Rousey’s match, you know Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. I think maybe Vince figures ‘hey, it’s a loaded up card, we can wait until the last week to push Cena vs. Undertaker.’

    WrestleMania 34 is set to be held on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network. It’s the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history.

    H/T to Ringside News for the transcript

  • John Cena Takes Another Shot At Undertaker On Social Media, AJ Styles Twerks At Live Event (Video)

    John Cena Takes Another Shot At Undertaker On Social Media, AJ Styles Twerks At Live Event (Video)

    – For the past several weeks John Cena has been attempting to lure The Undertaker into a match at WrestleMania 34. “The Leader Of The Cenation” has called out “The Deadman” with a number of promos on Monday Night RAW, but is now taking his assault to social media. He posted the following photo on Instagram of a Cena character (of sorts) poking the head of The Undertaker with a stick, saying “C’mon, do something…..”:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BgyTvieA8CN/?utm_source=ig_embed

    – WWE Champion AJ Styles competed for the first time last night in a live event in New Jersey since his match with Rusev on SmackDown Live on March 13th. Styles teamed up with The New Day to defeat Rusev, Aiden English, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin. After their victory, Styles celebrated with The New Day in the ring and even Twerked. You can check out the video here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZXTL-3DNQ&feature=youtu.be

  • Cena vs. Triple H, IC Title Ladder Match Announced For WWE Greatest Royal Rumble

    Cena vs. Triple H, IC Title Ladder Match Announced For WWE Greatest Royal Rumble

    WWE is pulling out all of the stops for their upcoming the Greatest Royal Rumble event.

    The sports entertainment company will be holding the show at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27. For the first time ever, the Royal Rumble match will feature 50 WWE Superstars.

    On Monday morning, (March 26, 2018), WWE issued a press release to announce three new matches for the upcoming event.

    Triple H vs. John Cena in a singles match, The Hardys vs. RAW Tag Team Champions The Bar and a Ladder Match with Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz.

    Roman Reigns, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, The New Day, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, and Shinsuke Nakamura have already been announced for the show. Although the sports entertainment company has yet to come out and officially announce it, the belief is that this event will indeed be broadcasted on the WWE Network.

    It’s also been reported that WWE is making “every move possible” to ensure that the first event as part of that agreement is to put on a big show.

    It’s been well documented that Jeff Hardy has been cleared to return to in-ring action and has been working out at the WWE Performance Center to prepare for his return. 

  • John Cena Hosts Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and Gets Slimed, The Bella Twins Appear (Videos)

    John Cena Hosts Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and Gets Slimed, The Bella Twins Appear (Videos)

    For the second consecutive year, John Cena hosted the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and got drenched with the show’s signature slime. Check out Cena getting slimed in the video below.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWr8iLCLQKk&w=560&h=315]

    To kick off the show, the 16-time World Champion smashed through walls, which led to him encountering The Bella Twins. He stepped into the ring with Nikki and Brie, as seen in the clip below.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMrAs1yuFWc&w=560&h=315]

    Cena also appeared on the orange carpet dressed up as Leonardo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

    Here are more Cena highlights from the event.

    In the clip below, Cena says hosting the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards was a blast and that he will be at Sunday’s WWE live event in Buffalo, New York (after flying from Los Angeles, California).

  • John Cena Explains Why Conor McGregor Is a “Fantastic” Fit For WWE

    John Cena Explains Why Conor McGregor Is a “Fantastic” Fit For WWE

    John Cena was interviewed by Irish media outlet Entertainment.ie this week to promote his new movie Blockers, which opens in theaters April 6th (WrestleMania weekend).

    Cena spoke about his acting career taking off and credited comedian Amy Schumer and director Judd Apatow with giving him the chance to experiment and ‘find himself’ as an actor on the set of the movie Trainwreck.

    The interviewer spoke about the number of athletes who have crossed over between WWE and UFC including Brock Lesnar, CM Punk and Ronda Rousey. When asked which WWE Superstars he thinks could be successful mixed martial arts fighters, Cena gave an answer that would make Vince McMahon proud.

    “I don’t know why they would want to [leave WWE for UFC],” Cena said. “I guess I’m just a sucker for what we do. You look at an individual like Brock and I think he’s drawn towards what the Octagon offers.” I [prefer] what we do because we’re sitting here talking about a story. We tell stories in WWE and that’s what I like the most, so I can’t put myself in the shoes of, ‘I’d want to go do this in the Octagon’”

    The host asked Cena about the possibility of Ireland’s most famous athlete, Conor McGregor, appearing for WWE one day. Cena was fully on board with that prospect, noting that McGregor understands the entertainment aspect of his sport better than anybody.

    “He would do fantastic. Hell, he’d put me out of work. He gets the entertainment aspect of sport, and I think he gets it as good or better than anyone else.”

    “The way he promoted the fight against Mayweather … that’s what we do, he did it as good or better than us. So, I hope one day, if you’re out there watching and you want to come to WWE, he would be a fantastic WWE Superstar.”

    You can listen to John Cena’s interview with Entertainment.ie here:

  • John Cena On If He Has Changed His Mind About Having Kids

    John Cena On If He Has Changed His Mind About Having Kids

    After his first marriage dissolved back in 2012, longtime WWE Superstar John Cena didn’t know if he ever wanted to get married again. Cena then began dating fellow Superstar Nikki Bella for several years before changing his mind on the matter and proposing to her live in the middle of the ring at WrestleMania 33 last year. The pair are currently engaged and have yet to officially tie the knot due to both their hectic schedules.

    Another big issue for Cena was his refusal to have kids, something Bella desperately wanted based on her comments on Total Divas on E! back in 2014. Cena recently made an appearance on Good Morning Britain to promote his upcoming film, Blockers, in which Cena plays a parent who teams up with another group of parents in attempt to stop their children form losing their virginity on prom night. It turns out the role has changed Cena’s mind a bit about having children:

    “Especially in something like [Blockers], because the story is about these parents doing what they think is right to try to protect their children,” said Cena. “But the story is also about being confident as a parent, being confident in your children that you have done well, and they also are doing well.

    “And the bond between parent and child can be a wonderful thing, even through some pretty tough situations. So, it absolutely has made me consider being a parent more.”

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Reported Date On When John Cena vs. The Undertaker Will Be Made Official

    Reported Date On When John Cena vs. The Undertaker Will Be Made Official

    WrestleMania takes place in just over two weeks, yet top star John Cena is still without an opponent for the biggest show of the year.

    Cena has been on a mission to secure The Undertaker’s opponent. So far, he’s yet get a response. After failing to punch his ticket to WrestleMania in the Elimination Chamber and at Fastlane, Cena once again threw out the challenge to “The Deadman.” Cena called out The Undertaker once again this past week on RAW, but that brought out Kane, who delivered a chokeslam. They’ll square off next week on RAW.

    As per a rumor at Cageside Seats, WWE might wait until the “go-home” addition of RAW prior to WrestleMania to make the Cena vs. Undertaker match official.

    It seems like a questionable decision to wait until the last minute to confirm one of the most high-profile matches on the WrestleMania card, but the lineup is already stacked, so WWE must be confident that fans are already sold on the event. Seriously, look at this lineup:

    • Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
    • Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon
    • WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
    • Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn (Daniel Bryan & Shane likely to be added)
    • SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka
    • Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Bálor
    • US Champion Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Bobby Roode
    • Mustafa Ali vs. Cedric Alexander to crown a new Cruiserweight Champion
    • Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
    • The first-ever WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal Match
    • Sheamus & Cesaro vs. Braun Strowman and a partner of his choosing
    • Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

    John Cena vs. The Undertaker is a huge match that fans have wanted to see for years. Granted, it would have been a hotter match 3 years ago, but it’s historic nonetheless. At this point, Cena vs. Taker would be the icing on the cake of an already-stacked event.

  • John Cena Comments On Daniel Bryan Being Cleared to Wrestle

    John Cena Comments On Daniel Bryan Being Cleared to Wrestle

    WWE announced their doctors have cleared Daniel Bryan to return to in-ring competition for the first time in two years. Reaction to the news has reverberated around the pro-wrestling world.

    “A wonderful day for all of us who are close to Brian.” – John Cena

    John Cena is the latest to comment on Bryan’s return. He spoke to TMZ Reporters recently.

    John Cena on Daniel Bryan Return

    “From a fan’s perspective, I think it’s wonderful because they all want to see him and know what he’s capable of” – John Cena

    Daniel Bryan and John Cena are essentially brothers-in-law, as Cena will soon marry Nikki Bella and Bryan is married to Brie Bella. Cena speaks of him as a family member.

    “From a family perspective, I’ve had a chance to talk with Brian (Danielson) at great length about his passion for wrestling. It is what he was born to do and I know deep down how feels about it.”

  • John Cena References The Undertaker’s Pre-WWE History With Rare Photo

    John Cena References The Undertaker’s Pre-WWE History With Rare Photo

    Last night on Raw, John Cena demanded a response from The Undertaker following his highly personal WrestleMania challenge last week. Cena didn’t get it, but he did get one from Undertaker’s brother, Kane, who dropped him with the Chokeslam.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oixChs-kT4&w=560&h=315]

    Over on Instagram, Cena today posted a rare photo of The Undertaker before he became “The Deadman.” The image itself notes his wrestling debut in 1984 for World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) under the ring name Texas Red.

    Cena didn’t write a caption for the photo, as is always the case with his Instagram page. His account’s description states, “These images will be posted without explanation, for your interpretation.”

    https://instagram.com/p/BgjQDwPgSnk/

    The Undertaker is actually not Texas Red in the photo since he wore a mask for that persona. Here is footage of his first-ever wrestling match, which was against Bruiser Brody.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0lRWx3NMTg&w=560&h=315]

    You can also see his debut match on the WWE Network in the Vault section on an episode of WCCW dated July 11, 1987. His manager on that night is Percival Pringle III, who would go on to be his manager in WWE, Paul Bearer.

    The photo Cena posted is from The Undertaker’s time in WCW under the name “Mean” Mark Callous. He grew his hair out by the end of his run with the promotion in 1990 and wore black and dark red attire with a single glove (as also seen in the video below from August 1990).

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t83tVFckC4I&w=560&h=315]

    While The Undertaker’s pre-WWE history has yet to be referenced in company storylines, it was acknowledged in a 2000 VHS/DVD release highlighting his WWE career up until he became the “American Bad Ass.” There is a chapter on his run in WCW, with The Undertaker, Paul Heyman, and Jim Ross talking about that time in his career.

  • John Cena Addresses His Challenge To The Undertaker For WrestleMania 34 Match

    John Cena Addresses His Challenge To The Undertaker For WrestleMania 34 Match

    Multiple time WWE Champion John Cena spoke with ESPN about his challenge to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34. As of this writing, Taker had yet to accept the challenge but will reportedly do so soon.

    For years now, The Undertaker has been a top guy for the sports entertainment company. He has feuded with the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling including Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Triple H and the list goes on and on.

    He has held nearly every title that the company has to offer. Taker has had a great career with the sports entertainment company.

    Over the past few years, he has gone from being a full-time talent to a part-timer. After years of speculation of when Taker would retire from pro wrestling, it was almost certain that he had his farewell at WrestleMania 33 in the main event against Roman Reigns last year in Orlando, Florida. However, that is not the case.

    “At my core, I’m a fan. I’m a member of the WWE universe and I’ve thought about this a lot. I was emotionally moved when the streak was broken. Last year was an emotional performance. Then you get closer and closer to WrestleMania, and you realize it’s not a WrestleMania without The Undertaker. You hold the ticket in your hand and you realize a portion of that ticket goes to hearing his music, seeing The Undertaker. That is WrestleMania. I know there will come a day where that changes — I just don’t think it’s now. Whether it happens or not, it is officially out of my hands, and I think it’s out of everyone else’s hands except one person.”

    “If it does happen, I don’t think anyone who buys a ticket to WrestleMania will walk away throwing the stub up in the air going, ‘I wish he wouldn’t have showed up.’ I hope he does. I hope he understands the impact that he has on the current WWE Universe. He is WrestleMania.”

    WrestleMania 34 is set to be held on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network. It’s the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. Both Raw and SmackDown rosters will be featured.

  • Edge Explains Why He Didn’t Like John Cena’s Undertaker Promo On RAW

    Edge Explains Why He Didn’t Like John Cena’s Undertaker Promo On RAW

    On last week’s episode of Monday Night RAW John Cena addressed his Road To WrestleMania and once again called out The Undertaker. WWE Hall Of Famer Edge recently offered his thoughts on the promo in the latest episode of he and Christian’s podcast, E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, calling it “hokey”:

    “The John Cena promo, I thought it was pretty hokey,” Edge admitted. “I’m not going to lie. It was cool at some points, but then it was very… I don’t know, just a very hokey delivery. And I know that’s Cena’s schtick sometimes, but it just didn’t feel like this was the moment or the opponent for that, I think. That was my gut when I first watched it. Yeah, I don’t know.

    “I think that’s a huge, massive match and I’m glad the crowd reacted the way they did and I didn’t even mind the going into the crowd thing, like, the way they’re setting this up like if he doesn’t have this match, or he doesn’t have this match, or he doesn’t have this match, he’ll go and pay to sit in the audience. I guess it was just when it got to talking about The Undertaker stuff, it just didn’t feel quite as… I don’t know.

    “I don’t even know how to put my finger on it. I guess it’s just sometimes it’s kind of hokey delivery can kind of work, but in that instance, it just didn’t work for me. I mean, John never sounds like he’s at a loss for words.” Edge continued, “it’s a good promo. I don’t know. I guess it’s just the tone of it. I don’t know. I don’t know even how to put my finger on it.

    “That just feels like one of those promos that should be nothing but serious, I guess. I don’t know. I don’t know. I’d have to watch it again, obviously. I could completely backtrack on everything I’m saying right now, but my gut was like, ‘huh, that was odd.’ Yeah, but they’ll have such an iconic match. But we called it, brother-brother! I don’t know if it’ll be career vs. career like I think it should be.”

    You can listen to E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness by clicking this link here.

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Dana Brooke Honors Her Late Boyfriend (Video), NBA Star and Boxer With WWE Stars (Photos)

    Dana Brooke Honors Her Late Boyfriend (Video), NBA Star and Boxer With WWE Stars (Photos)

    – A new episode of WWE 24 airs this Monday after Raw on the WWE Network and it gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble Match. Here is the synopsis:

    “Female Superstars are redefining sports entertainment with groundbreaking matches and the addition of Ronda Rousey to a star-studded roster.”

    WWE has released a teaser clip of Dana Brooke honoring her late bodybuilder boyfriend, Dallas McCarver, who died suddenly on August 22, 2017.

    Last March, Brooke and McCarver both competed in the 2017 Arnold Classic. To honor McCarver, she incorporated a small piece of McCarver’s posing trunks from the event by having it stitched onto her ring gear for the Women’s Royal Rumble Match. She had WWE seamstress Terry Anderson make the piece look like a dumbbell and have it placed over her heart.

    On her tribute, she tweeted the following:

    According to Medium.com, an autopsy determined that McCarver died after an unwitnessed cardiac event contributed to by of combination of coronary atherosclerosis (a buildup of plaque in the arteries) and an enlarged left ventricle (a thickening of the heart muscle that causes it to work harder). McCarver had a family history of cardiovascular disease including both hypertension and atherosclerosis.

    – New York Knicks player Enes Kanter attended Friday’s WWE live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City and posed for photos with WWE stars backstage, including Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman, The New Day, and John Cena.

    Michael Conlan, an Irish professional boxer from Belfast, was also backstage (as seen here in this photo with Finn Balor).

    https://instagram.com/p/BgbmAHjHS32/

  • Former “Blue’s Clues” Host Says He’ll Fight John Cena For Job (Video), Eva Marie Speaks Out On Cyber Bullying

    Former “Blue’s Clues” Host Says He’ll Fight John Cena For Job (Video), Eva Marie Speaks Out On Cyber Bullying

    – Nickelodeon is planning on rebooting its famed children’ TV series, Blue’s Clues, and WWE Superstar John Cena auditioned for the hosting gig. Former show host Steven Burns was recently interviewed by TMZ and was asked about Cena auditioning.

    He said he believes the new host of the show should be an “average Joe” but he understands why the network is auditioning and considering a celebrity the calibre of Cena. Burns then said that if Nickelodeon is serious about having Cena host the show, he thinks they should fight for the gig:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDBPeuXpZps&feature=youtu.be

    – Former WWE Superstar Eva Marie has released a vlog in which she talks about cyber bullying. You can check that out here:

  • Top 10 Moments From SmackDown Live (March 13), Cena & Nikki vs. Miz & Maryse Free WrestleMania Match

    Top 10 Moments From SmackDown Live (March 13), Cena & Nikki vs. Miz & Maryse Free WrestleMania Match

    WWE’s Top 10 Moments From SmackDown Live

    It’s Wednesday, which means another episode of SmackDown Live is history. Last night (March 13), the show took place inside the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. This was the first episode of SmackDown Live following the WWE Fastlane pay-per-view.

    The stage is set for the “dream match” between WWE champion AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura for WrestleMania 34. The two have competed one-on-one in New Japan Pro Wrestling, but never inside the WWE ring. That’s not the only feud on display last night.

    SmackDown Live commissioner Shane McMahon made two major announcements. The first one being a match at WrestleMania between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. He then announced that he’ll be stepping down from his position as the brand’s commissioner. As seen in the top 10 SmackDown Live moments above, Shane was in for a rude surprise when he got to the back.

    WrestleMania Free Match: John Cena & Nikki Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse

    In an effort to hype up WrestleMania 34, WWE has posted a free match from last year’s mega PPV. Showcased this time is the mixed tag team match between John Cena and Nikki Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse. Following the match, Cena asked Nikki a very important question.

  • VIDEO: John Cena Blasts The Undertaker, Issues WrestleMania Challenge

    VIDEO: John Cena Blasts The Undertaker, Issues WrestleMania Challenge

    It looks like John Cena vs. The Undertaker is finally happening at WrestleMania 34, which takes place on April 8th in New Orleans.

    Cena appeared on tonight’s RAW in Detroit to officially challenge The Dead Man to the match. Cena said only one person is stopping the match from happening and that is Taker. Cena went on to rip into Taker, calling him self-centered and an egomaniac. Cena also said Taker isn’t washed up and isn’t broken down because if he was, he wouldn’t be posting workout clips to his wife’s Instagram account. Cena stated that he will be going to WrestleMania this year as a fan or as Taker’s opponent. Cena ended the promo by telling Taker that the ball is in his court but he should get over his ego and have just one more match.

    No word yet on when Taker might return to WWE TV to answer the challenge but the match is likely happening if they went this far with the tease. Taker made a brief throw-away appearance back at the RAW 25th Anniversary show in January but he has not wrestled since losing to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33 in 2017.

    Below are photos and videos from tonight’s segment with Cena:

  • Alexa Bliss Reacts To Asuka’s WrestleMania Decision, Mojo Rawley On “You Can’t Wrestle” Chants

    Alexa Bliss Reacts To Asuka’s WrestleMania Decision, Mojo Rawley On “You Can’t Wrestle” Chants

    – As we’ve noted, Asuka chose to challenge Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 34 for the SmackDown Live Women’s Title. The 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble winner had her choice between Flair or RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss. Despite currently being a Superstar on RAW, “The Empress Of Tomorrow” decided to challenge SmackDown Live’s top woman instead. Bliss took to Twitter to react to Asuka’s decision:

    – On the Fastlane pre-show last night Breezango teamed up with Tye Dillinger to defeat Mojo Rawley, Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin in a Six-Man Tag Team match. During the match Rawley was receiving “You can’t wrestle” chants from the crowd. He took to Twitter to react after the show:

    https://twitter.com/MojoRawleyWWE/status/972988482321879040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

  • John Cena Congratulates AJ Styles After WWE Fastlane, AJ Styles Warns Shinsuke Nakamura (Videos)

    John Cena Congratulates AJ Styles After WWE Fastlane, AJ Styles Warns Shinsuke Nakamura (Videos)

    AJ Styles defended his WWE Championship at Fastlane in a Six-Pack Challenge against John Cena, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin. On this past Monday’s episode of RAW, Cena claimed that he was going to win the title and dared AJ Styles to invoke his rematch clause and make it a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania between Cena, Styles and Nakamura.

    Cena stated that this was his last chance at making it to WrestleMania. He admitted that he failed at Elimination Chamber, but vowed to capture the WWE Championship at Fastlane. However, Cena once again came up short at WWE Fastlane 2018 and AJ Styles retained his WWE Championship. After the match, Cena raised AJ Styles’ hand and then clapped for him on the entrance ramp.

    After his victory, WWE Champion AJ Styles was interviewed backstage by Cathy Kelley. AJ was asked about overcoming the odds and walking out of WWE Fastlane as the WWE Champion. Styles immediately brought up Shinsuke Nakamura and the dream match that is now official for WrestleMania 34. AJ said that now that the match is official, he is going to kick Shinsuke Nakamura’s ass at WrestleMania.

    AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura posted the following tweets after WWE Fastlane:

  • Brock Lesnar Destroys The Miz At WWE Live Event (Videos)

    Brock Lesnar Destroys The Miz At WWE Live Event (Videos)

    At Saturday night’s WWE live event from Minneapolis, Minnesota WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar was in action against Intercontinental Champion The Miz. You can probably guess how this one played out.

    The Miztourage (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) tried helping out, but Lesnar ended up destroying them as well with suplexes. The referee called the match after about a minute after Lesnar had F5’d Miz, Dallas, and Axel.

    The bell was rung without a pinfall even taking place and Lesnar was given his title back, which he hoisted up above his head as the crowd cheered.

    “The Beast” then turned to the referee and hit him with an F5 as well before leaving the ring.

    https://twitter.com/JJWilliamsWON/status/972312995932995587

  • Baron Corbin Explains Why He Wants Revenge On John Cena

    Baron Corbin Explains Why He Wants Revenge On John Cena

    WWE Superstar Baron Corbin recently spoke with NOLA.com about several professional wrestling topics. Corbin is a part of tomorrow’s WWE Title match at the Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV); which will be a Six Pack Challenge between WWE Champion AJ Styles, John Cena, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Corbin, and Dolph Ziggler. “The Lone Wolf” explained his need to win the match by pinning Styles:

    “While guys are worrying about what John Cena and AJ Styles are doing, I can take Sami Zayn’s head off and walk out WWE champion. Pretty simple. I think that’s a good strategy to have. I’m going to keep my head on a swivel and take opportunities when I see them.”

    Corbin also expressed interest in getting his revenge on John Cena for costing him his Money In The Bank cash-in last year:

    “I think it would be good retribution (to cost Cena on Sunday). To see the look on his face knowing his WrestleMania moment just got taken away, his dream of another WrestleMania championship match is taken away. It would make me feel good to know I played a role in taking his little dream.”

    The former NFL lineman also said he’s looking forward to taking away the ‘dream match’ between Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania with a WWE Title win tomorrow:

    “How many people can say they walked into WrestleMania as the WWE champion? I would like to watch all the people cry that they don’t get AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. There’s a lot of gratification in that.”

    You can read Corbin’s full interview with NOLA.com by clicking this link here.

  • More Information On When The Undertaker Could Return To WWE TV

    More Information On When The Undertaker Could Return To WWE TV

    As we’ve noted, the expectation for The Undertaker at this year’s WrestleMania is that he’ll be working John Cena at the event. Cena teased the match-up a few weeks ago on RAW by saying he challenged “The Deadman” to a match at “The Showcase Of The Immortals.” He later stuck a dagger in wrestling fans’ hearts by saying he was told that match was impossible. “The Leader Of The Cenation” then went to SmackDown Live where he earned his way into tomorrow’s WWE Championship match at the Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV).

    The match will be a Six Pack Challenge between WWE Champion AJ Styles, John Cena, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, and Dolph Ziggler. The winner of the match will go on to WrestleMania to defend the WWE Title against Shinsuke Nakamura. Cena has the opportunity to win a record-breaking 17th World Title tomorrow night. Unfortunately for fans of Cena, that’s not expected to happen.

    In the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Live, Brian Alvarez was asked if we could possibly see the build-up to Cena vs. Undertaker on WWE TV this week. Alvarez speculated that the program could actually kickoff at tomorrow’s Fastlane event, as he doesn’t think WWE will wait for RAW to start the feud. It’s expected AJ Styles will successfully defend his title tomorrow to set up a singles match against Nakamura at WrestleMania – which has the potential to tear the house down and steal the show.

    As for Cena, it’s possible Taker could accept his challenge and cost him tomorrow’s match to setup their bout at Mania. It should be interesting to see if this actually transpires during tomorrow’s PPV event.

  • John Cena Talks About Possibly Missing WrestleMania, Gronk Joining WWE

    John Cena Talks About Possibly Missing WrestleMania, Gronk Joining WWE

    John Cena spoke with Sports Illustrated this week about the possibility of becoming a 17-time world champion this Sunday at Fastlane, his relationship with Nickelodeon, potential opponents for WrestleMania 34 and the possibility of NFL star Rob Gronkowski becoming a WWE Superstar when his football career is over.

    Cena On Possibly Missing WrestleMania 34

    John Cena is without an opponent for WrestleMania. As he continues his quest to be part of the WrestleMania card, he considers the possibility that he might not be part of this year’s event.

    “What a great story it would be for me to miss and have to buy a ticket,” Cena posed. “The year doesn’t stop at WrestleMania, we do Raw the next night. Now imagine if this stalwart, this statue of the WWE now has to look inside himself and ask, ‘Do I still have it?’ after being left out of the biggest show of the year.”

    It seems unlikely that WWE would leave John Cena off the biggest show of the year, but Cena’s not convinced he’ll be participating on April 8th.

    “Don’t put this past Vince,” Cena said cautiously. “Vince is extremely smart, and the reason he is so successful is his ability to see beyond what is immediately in front of him. A two-year or a three-year play would be smart … All things considered, with everything coming out, I wouldn’t mind my contribution to WrestleMania this year being an absence. If that’s my role in the story, I’ll play it.”

    Rob Gronkowski Being a “Perfect Fit” For WWE

    There’s been a lot of speculation that NFL star Rob Gronkowski could be WWE bound after his days in the NFL come to a close. Cena’s on board with the idea – but hopes Gronk has a few more years left on the New England Patriots.

    “If Gronkowski wants to come on board, I think he’d be a perfect fit,” said Cena. “He does not lack in the energy department, so I think he’d be just fine.”

    “I’m a fan of the Patriots, so I hope he keeps catching footballs” he added. “He’s really good at that. Hopefully Gronkowski can have a career as long as Tom Brady.”

    Visit SI.com to read the full interview with John Cena.

  • John Cena Channels His Inner Teenage Girl On The Tonight Show (Video)

    John Cena Channels His Inner Teenage Girl On The Tonight Show (Video)

    WWE Superstar John Cena returned to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night for a comedy sketch, “Ew!”

    Channeling his inner teenage girl, Cena (playing ‘Addison’) and his BFF Sara practice for dance team auditions and critique Hollywood actors.

    Sara (Jimmy Fallon) notices that Addison looks “really different.”

    “I had a little bit of a growth spurt,” Addison says, adding in a deeper voice, “My mom says I’m going through some changes.”

    Cena is no stranger to comedy acting. In addition to Southpaw Regional Wrestling and various movie roles, he also got rave reviews for his job hosting Saturday Night Live back in December 2016.

    Jimmy shows a clip from “Ew!” in which Sara and her friend Addison (John Cena) practice for dance team auditions to Bruno Mars’ “Finesse.”

  • John Cena Comments on Possible WrestleMania Match With Rey Mysterio Jr.

    John Cena Comments on Possible WrestleMania Match With Rey Mysterio Jr.

    John Cena is doing some promotional work for Nickelodeon today in New York’s Time Square. He will be hosting the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards later this month. Earlier today, the art for the TMNT character he will be voicing in the fall was released as well.

    Despite his busy schedule, Cena had time to answer questions regarding potential opponents for him at this year’s WrestleMania. Sports Illustrated caught up to him at the event.

    Cena had this to say in regards to recent rumors Rey Mysterio will be his WrestleMania opponent, “Rey Mysterio is great,” said Cena. “I’ll say that, and that’s what I can say about Rey.”

    John Cena on WrestleMania 34 Opponent

    According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, however, Mysterio tore his biceps this weekend. If the diagnosis turns out to be correct, Mysterio could miss WrestleMania.

    “I have never asked for a WrestleMania opponent,” said Cena when pressed further about other potential Mania opponents. “If you look at what I’ve done in my WrestleMania entirety, from coming out at Safeco Field in a sweat suit rapping to two cardboard cutouts, to working with established superstars to working with rookies, to being fortunate enough to use the platform to ask a beautiful young lady to marry me.”

    During the interview, Cena even hinted it is possible he missed WrestleMania altogether this year.

    “What a great story it would be for me to miss and have to buy a ticket,” said Cena. “The year doesn’t stop at WrestleMania, we do Raw the next night. Now imagine if this stalwart, this statue of the WWE now has to look inside himself and ask, ‘Do I still have it?’ after being left out of the biggest show of the year.”

  • John Cena’s Upcoming Schedule All But Confirms Fastlane Main Event Finish

    John Cena’s Upcoming Schedule All But Confirms Fastlane Main Event Finish

    John Cena’s Road To WrestleMania 34 is probably one of the biggest storylines going in WWE right now. Cena failed to win the Royal Rumble match, lost the Elimination Chamber match after being pinned by Braun Strowman, and will now get his third – and likely final – shot to make it into the headline bout at “The Show Of Shows.” Cena will take part in a Six Pack Challenge match for the WWE Title against Champion AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, and Dolph Ziggler at Fastlane on pay-per-view (PPV) this weekend.

    The winner will go on to WrestleMania to defend the WWE Title against Royal Rumble winner Shinsuke Nakamura. John Cena’s upcoming WWE schedule, however, suggests he probably won’t be winning that match. “The Leader Of The Cenation” is not scheduled for any SmackDown Live events after Fastlane, leading up to WrestleMania.

    That means that whatever feud WWE has planned for Cena, he’ll likely be building it up on RAW. Take a look at his upcoming schedule here:

    • March 11th: Fastlane (Columbus, OH)
    • March 12th: Raw (Detroit, MI)
    • March 16th: MSG Live event (NYC)
    • March 18th: Live event (Oklahoma City, OK)
    • March 19th: Raw (Dallas, TX)
    • March 26th: Raw (Cleveland, OH)
    • April 9th: Raw (New Orleans, LA)

    Its been rumored that Cena could be feuding with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34. With very little options other than Taker out there if Cena doesn’t win the WWE Title this weekend, he very well could be sharing the squared circle with “The Deadman” in New Orleans this April.