– WWE announced Wednesday through their Mobile service that Triple H will be appearing at No Way Out. The announcement states:
“Breaking News: WWE COO Triple H is confirmed to appear at No Way Out on Sunday, June 17, to address his future, pending lawsuits against WWE and Brock Lesnar.”
– Scott Hall and Kevin Nash have been announced to appear at an autograph signing taking place Saturday, June 23 at Frank & Son Collectible Show 19649 San Jose Ave, City of Industry, California. Other wrestling figures appearing at the event include Buff Bagwell, George “The Animal” Steele, Harley Race, Lex Luger, Nikolai Volkoff, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Tito Santana and Wendi Richter.
– Drew McIntyre turns turns 27 years old Wednesday while Konnan turns 48.
– Speaking to Arda Ocal for The Baltimore Sun, injured WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase reveals that he will be ready to return to action in a month and is 85% healthy. He also outlines his exact injuries (ankle, shoulder, wrist) in detail.
The SmackDown wrestler also discusses changing his character from wealthy heel to a babyface that better suits him and desiring new theme music. There is also a conversation about the wealthy heel character and how he wasn’t fond of being given the Million Dollar Belt. (Article)
– “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is the featured WWE Hall of Famer in this month’s WCW-themed slate of programming on WWE Classics On Demand. Below is a preview of WWE’s piece on the 16-time World Heavyweight Champion.
– Kevin Nash announced an upcoming appearance via Twitter, writing, “Check me out June 10th at Keyser WV at firehall station 2 RT 220 south. Meet and greet 4-6. Bell time 7.”
– Nicole and Brianna, formerly known as The Bella Twins, appeared at their first independent wrestling show on Friday in Newburgh, New York for Northeast Wrestling. Appearing as special guests, Nicole and Brianna argued over who was the better man, Luke Robinson or Jerry “The King” Lawler. Robinson appeared and said Nicole had brains and better genetics, which led Lawler to come out and stick up for Brianna. “The King” then suggests that in their main event match, they each have a Bella in their corner.
As the match concluded, Brianna hopped on the ring apron to complain about Robinson’s cheating. Robinson then tongue kissed Brianna, resulting in a slap across the face. Nicole then got angry and slapped Robinson, leading to Lawler rolling him up for the pinfall victory. “The King” then received a kiss from Nicole and Brianna as the crowd chanted “Uncle Jerry.” He left the ringside area with both Bellas.
– Kevin Nash has been announced to appear for Extreme Wrestling Federation on Saturday, June 16 at The Borderman Gym 501 E. Marion St. Converse, Indiana. He will be facing Mark Vandy and participating in a pre-show autograph signing. (Event Details)
— In the latest edition of Backstage Fallout, Sheamus tells the WWE Universe what he thinks his chances are at Over the Limit, Kaitlyn talks about her “vicious” match with AJ and more WWE Superstars react to SmackDown events.
— Former WWE Superstar Ricky Ortiz turns 37 years old on Saturday while Doug Basham turns 41. Ortiz sporadically competes on the Florida independent circuit while Basham is no longer active.
— WWE will hold a SuperShow at the Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana on June 29, 2012. Bell time is 7:30 p.m.
— Kevin Nash is advertised to face Mark Vandy at EWF Wrestling presents “Diesel Powered” on June 16 at Borderman Gymnasium in Converse, Indiana. (Event Information)
— WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston missed this past weekend’s WWE live events due to filming an appearance for Syfy program Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. United States Champion Santino Marella fill in as R-Truth’s partner in tag team matches.
— Paul Heyaman’s Heyman Hustle site has an exclusive photo gallery up of Brooke Adams and Lisa Marie Varon, which you can check out here.
— From Miss Elizabeth to Sensational Sherri, WWE.com pays tribute to the trailblazing ladies of the 1980s who proved that WWE wasn’t always a man’s world. (Full Story)
— WWE will hold a Supershow on July 8, 2012 at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Bell time is 3:00 p.m.
— Hornswoggle accompanied Brodus Clay and his dancers at Sunday’s Raw live event at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
— Hornswoggle is promoting WWE’s anti-bullying campaign today in Greensboro, North Carolina. He tweeted, “Headed to a Greensboro Be A Star Rally. I always look forward to these as they hit close to home with me when I was younger being bullied.”
— A Kevin Nash autograph signing in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday drew over 200 people.
— WWEShop.com has released numerous WrestleMania XXVIII DVD and Blu-ray packages which include programs, T-Shirts and lanyards.
Former WWE star Kevin Nash ranted about WWE and the Hall of Fame on Thursday night – saying that being inducted means nothing to him and it’s just “not cool” that 90% of the people he would give “shout outs” to during his induction speech are “gone.”
“HOF means nothing to me,If I Die before it I,ve asked my wife to pass.Nothing against it or WWE,but if Pete Rose ain’t in cooperstown”
“Just don’t need it to validate my life.I wake every morning to the sight of the ocean. for a Detroit boy I’m already in”
“I watched it this year from up close,just don’t need the stress,I love the WWE,just love me more.90% of my shout outs are gone.Not cool”
“Don’t worrie some stooge at WWE;who’s job is to read all this shit will as of tonight’make sure it never comes up,let alone happens”
A fan accused Nash of being drunk when ranting about the Hall of Fame, which he denied. He said rant was a result of him find out that one of his “dearest friends got let go today from WWE.”
– Georgia Smith, the daughter of the late British Bulldog, recently wrote an article about her father for Fighting Spirit Magazine that will be published soon.
– The bar that CM Punk walked into on RAW was The Pilot Inn in Greenwich, about a 10 minute walk from the O2 Arena. A reader who was at the pub when Punk and the WWE camera crew arrived says Punk did not have any fish & chips like he said because the bar wasn’t serving food at that time.
The WWE website continues to speculate whether Punk drank alcohol while at the bar and says we’ll find out more about Punk’s struggle to remain sober on next week’s 3-hour show.
– Kevin Nash is the latest WWE legend to publicly endorse WWE Champion CM Punk. Nash tweeted after RAW:
“just got done with Raw.Punk needs to keep the belt at least till next May”
A fan replied that WWE would never have anyone hold the WWE Title for that long. Nash replied:
“what is old is now new. let him have that love affair with the fans make them pat to see him get beat make it epic. Make a heel”
– Kevin Nash says he is keeping himself in shape in case WWE officials are in need of his services. Nash tweeted on Friday:
“Waited 7 months after the Rumble,just staying ready if WWE needs a fit,52 year old gray headed 6-10″ dude”
The legendary grappler teased the possibility of returning to TNA Wrestling last month during an interview with The Sun due to the close proximity of their television tapings and having numerous friends in the organization.
– Madusa, who formerly competed as Alundra Blayze for WWE, continues to target the organization’s female performers through social media. She wrote on Facebook this week:
“OMGOSH….. SO I FORGOT TO ADD… WHILE HAVING A BEER I AM THINKING OF KICKING SOME DESERVING DIVA’S ASS!! lmao..”
— WWE returns to the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland on November 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale April 20, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. (thanks to Devin Cutting)
— WWE has a three-hour Raw SuperShow scheduled for June 11 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the final show before No Way Out on June 17 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. A three-hour Raw is also scheduled for April 23. (thanks to Devin Cutting)
— Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash will participate in an autograph together on May 19 at the Frank & Son Collectible Show in 19649 San Jose, City of Industry, California. Additional details will be released soon.
— Jerry Lawler appears for USA Championship Wrestling on April 7 at the Old Burns Gym in Burns, Tennessee. The event begins at 8:00 p.m.
— Zack Ryder is the latest WWE Superstar to try out Diamond Dallas Page’s yoga program DDP Yoga (available at www.ddpyoga.com). Other WWE talent utilizing the fitness workout include Chris Jericho, Curt Hawkins, Daniel Bryan, Kane, Mick Foley, Santino Marella, The Miz, Titus O’Neil and William Regal.
– During Sunday’s WrestleMania XXVIII pay-per-view broadcast, Jerry “The King” Lawler referenced TNA Wrestling Senior Vice President of Programming and Talent Relations Bruce Prichard’s former WWE character Brother Love while expressing his disdain for John Laurinaitis’ white suit. Lawler said:
“That suit is so ugly, it would give Brother Love a heart attack.”
Prichard recently suffered a pair of ‘small’ heart attacks, causing him to miss the last set of Impact Wrestling tapings.
– Former WWE Superstar Kevin Nash ranked the top three matches at WrestleMania XXVIII via Twitter.
1. The Undertaker vs. Triple H – “End of an Era” Hell in a Cell Match
2. CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Championship Match
3. John Cena vs. The Rock
Nash also refuted Michael Cole’s claim that Sheamus’ defeat of Daniel Bryan was the quickest world title change in WWE history at 18 seconds. “Hey Cole Diesel-Backland 8 seconds,” he said in reference to defeating Bob Backlund for the WWF Championship in 8 seconds in November 1994.
During a recent interview with the UK Sun, former WWE & TNA star Kevin Nash spoke in-depth about Sunday’s WrestleMania 28 pay-per-view. Nash, who has wrestled both men and is a longtime student of the business, says Triple H ending the streak is bad for business – and the Undertaker should retire with the streak in tact:
“End of an Era…I’ve been thinking about the “speaking in code” that Shawn Michaels alluded to last week…If the WWE did have HHH end the Streak, what’s the bragging point since it took him three tries? There’s no bragging point, and it doesn’t do anything for business…It wouldn’t be good for business at all. It’d be like, yeah HHH ended it, but it took him three tries…Big deal. How does that impact the business to the good side?
“Most people would automatically point to the fact that he’s married to Stephanie, and didn’t do it because he deserved it…They could see through the facade WWE [would] have to build for it. I could already hear the bullshit chants from the more seasoned fans if they did that.
“In all honesty, at this point in time, the only one that deserves to end the Streak, is Taker himself by hanging it up when he chooses…In other words, he retires undefeated at Mania.”
Comment Below – What do you think – should the Undertaker retire undefeated at WrestleMania?
Kevin Nash stated during a recent interview with www.thesun.co.uk that he would be open to returning to TNA Wrestling due to the numerous benefits the organization provides.
“I have a fifteen year old son, and at this point my son needs a Dad more than the world needs a wrestler. The thing that makes TNA work for me is that first of all I have way more friends there than in WWE. I made some friends once I came there – Punk and I got along well, me and Ziggler got along well and I got a chance to hang out with John Cena – but my crew of guys that are still in the business are more the TNA guys,” he told Rob McNichols in an interview for the One Sided Ring podcast.
“It’s fifty miles from my house. I can drive over there; I don’t have to get on a plane. I can put my gear in the trunk, drop the top on my convertible and be over there and do it. It was always a really easy travel day for me. I enjoyed being down there. I also part of a lot of the young guys – AJ, Eric Young, Bobby Roode – in their early stages of development. Now these guys are becoming stars. I’m not saying I wouldn’t go back. If they had something for me and they needed me, I would go back and do it. Right now I’m starting to get bored!”
TNA Wrestling producer Eric Bischoff reacted to Nash’s comments via Twitter, writing, “Hear Kevin Nash is open to coming back to Impact. Lots of history with Kevin. Always great to work with. Another Detroit guy on the team?”
Former WWE and TNA star Kevin Nash recently appeared on the One Sided Ring podcast hosted by Rob McNichol. Here are some highlights of what Nash said about:
Nash on a Possible TNA return:
“I have a fifteen year old son, and at this point my son needs a Dad more than the world needs a wrestler. The thing that makes TNA work for me is that first of all I have way more friends there than in WWE. I made some friends once I came there – Punk and I got along well, me and Ziggler got along well and I got a chance to hang out with John Cena – but my crew of guys that are still in the business are more the TNA guys.
“It’s fifty miles from my house. I can drive over there; I don’t have to get on a plane. I can put my gear in the trunk, drop the top on my convertible and be over there and do it. It was always a really easy travel day for me. I enjoyed being down there. I also part of a lot of the young guys – AJ, Eric Young, Bobby Roode – in their early stages of development. Now these guys are becoming stars. I’m not saying I wouldn’t go back. If they had something for me and they needed me, I would go back and do it. Right now I’m starting to get bored!”
What TNA needs to get to the next level:
“I think it would take a couple of major players. It would take a CM Punk. He would be a changer for them. He’s an edgy guy, and if he made that jump that would be a huge piece of the pie.
“Or it would need a Dwayne or a Cena. And those guys aren’t going anywhere. I would hate to say ‘never say never’ because if you had told me during our run with WCW that at one point we’d be out there in WWE, I’d have been like ‘What?’ Never say never – crazier things have happened.
“TNA have gone from TNA to Impact Wrestling, which is a brand change. I think they are going in the right direction, as long as TNA continues to make it different. I watch both shows. I like the breakaway feel TNA has, where it feels grittier.”
John Cena vs Rock:
“People love John Cena. There’s a reason John Cena sells the most merchandise. I love the fact that he has not once wavered his character, he’s kept his character completely. That’s so hard to do nowadays. To be that beacon of honesty, respect loyalty – to do that in our society is so hard to do and to have any sort of cool factor. He’s been able to pull it off and I think that’s because he hasn’t wavered. It’s a testament to him.
“The WWE needs The Rock a lot more than The Rock needs WWE. Dwayne opens up number one almost every time he opens up at the box office. He’s in such high demand in Hollywood. He is the guy right now. He’s done over a billion dollars in motion picture revenue.
“I saw him come out at Survivor Series and I hadn’t seen Dwayne in quite some time. I was at the monitor and I said to one of the guys, ‘He looks better than his character in the video game!'”
— Madusa, who formerly competed for WWE as Alundra Blayze, revealed Saturday on Facebook that she was recently contacted by her former employer. However, she would not disclose further details.
“Just want to let you all know I am NOT at the wrestle reunion in Miami or Canada. just to set the record straight! However…. did receive a call from WWE…… :) and thats all i am say’n!!”
Madusa is still in possession of the Women’s Championship she infamously dumped in a trash can on a 1995 episode of WCW Monday Nitro after defecting from the promotion. Through social media, she has been angling for a match with WWE where she would defend the title against reigning Divas Champion Beth Phoenix.
— April programming for WWE Classics On Demand will highlight Superstars and matches of the atypical variety. The synopsis reads: “All April, go “Over the Top” with WWE Classics On Demand as unusual Superstars and out of the ordinary matches are featured.”
— Former WWE Superstar Kevin Nash appears at Pro Wrestling World 1901 S. 12th St. Allentown, Pennsylvania on May 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
— R-Truth appearing more animated in recent weeks has to do with Triple H. The WWE executive wants him performing “silly comedy” as opposed to dancing and rapping.
— Lilian Garcia stated on Twitter that she will be releasing a music video for her latest single, Ur Girl (Til the End of the World), on March 1.
— Saturday’s SmackDown live event at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California drew 4,000 paying $135,000. Sunday’s show in Bakersfield, California drew 5,000 paying $130,000.
— WrestlingFigs.com reports Kevin Nash will appear at Wrestling Universe 34-29 Francis Lewis Blvd. Flushing, New York on April 21 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
WWE.com removed Kevin Nash’s profile from the Raw roster page and placed it in the Alumni section.
Nash has not appeared for WWE since losing to Triple H in a Ladder Match at the December pay-per-view TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs. He succumbed to The Game after taking a sledgehammer shot to the face. The legendary grappler went on Twitter to comment on his immediate future.
“Punk, Cena got Raw covered. While I have my couch covered. My 15 year old so needs a Dad way more than RAW needs big sexy,” he tweeted late Sunday night.
Nash added that he is doing things on his terms and that he has not retired from professional wrestling. He later became agitated when a Twitter user said he could return to “second rate” wrestling organization TNA since he’s “past it now.”
Nash responded, “Don’t remember working you, past what? Oh shit sorry you think it’s real…yeah my fastball lost a little zip you fuckin MARK.”
He then wrote the following to another Twitter user who said “Triple Sucks” will lose to The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVIII and thus retire forever.
“YOU do know this shit is FAKE right? HHH could beat him if he was the person you think. Paul will do whats right.”
– Kevin Nash wrote the following on Twitter last night and says he won’t be at the Royal Rumble:
“Under no circumstances will I be at the Royal Rumble, unless of course, I’m going over. Oh, and I need to be #30.”
– During an interview this week with MTV to promote his new movie “Journey 2,” The Rock said he is currently in talks to co-star in another project, “Pain and Gain.” Mark Wahlberg and director Michael Bay (“Transformers”) are also attached to the project. Here’s video of The Rock discussing Pain and Gain with MTV:
— Ric Flair told fans during an autograph appearance Thursday at a Walmart in Burlington, North Carolina that he will be “on stage” for WWE’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony WrestleMania weekend (March 31, 2012). Flair, who is under contract to TNA Wrestling, was advertised by WWE this week as one of the Four Horsemen to be inducted at the ceremony.
— Former WWE talent Jacques Rougeau has plans to release his autobiography in English next month. The book was originally released in French last month.
— Chris Masters, who considered Ultimate Warrior his favorite wrestler as a child, says he would like to see him face Kevin Nash in a mixed martial arts match.
“Id love to see warrior Vs. Nash mma style.How old are they again?Warrior practically needed a cain to get to the ring in Barcelona,” he tweeted.
Hulk Hogan has decided to interject himself into the Kevin Nash vs. Ultimate Warrior e-feud and adamantly says that he’s on Team Nash. The Hulkster was asked late Monday night to give his thoughts on a proposed mixed martial arts duel between the two wrestling mega-stars and responded with a rambling post trashing the founding father of ring intensity.
“Kevin would destroy him ,the wattiors already got a million excuses, if you touch me or I need to train for a year now u can see tight through the ass clown and most people now get way he was a pain in the ass,couldn’t do business, and he sucked in the ring that about says it all, he’s irrelevant and totally out of gas except for the few remaining warrior twitter marks,” Hogan writes.
“Good luck with ur Great life Jim, I have said my last comment about this looser and his great life he’s living. gag me with a spoon. HH”
Days earlier, Hogan offered lighter comments when asked for his thoughts on the feud. He wrote of Warrior, “he’s so far gone and has wasted his life ,at this point praying for Jim is the best way to help him and his daughter. HH.”
Nash has responded to the Ultimate Warrior’s video message. Nash tweeted early Saturday morning:
“Helwig goes Dr. evil on me. What does he want, 1 billion dollars? How about this Jim, you pick the time and place for free and fun.”
“i thought i was listening to the vagina monologues”
Hulk Hogan, who had a very heated online feud with Warrior last year, gave his pick on who would win between Warrior and Nash:
in a real fight Nash will destroy the Underdog Worrier. HH”
Regarding the challenge, RF Video has offered Nash a venue in Miami during WrestleMania weekend if both men agree to a fight. Dragon Gate USA has also offered Nash and Warrior a venue.
The ongoing saga between Kevin Nash and the Ultimate Warrior continues.
To recap .. Earlier this week, Warrior responded to a tweet from one of his fans asking why he doesn’t dye his hair like Nash and come back for one more run. Warrior said that he’s “not a dickhead who thrives on stealing the limelight from young guys.”
Nash fired back with a scathing rant on Twitter, calling Warrior a clown and a “c–t” and challenging him to an MMA-rules shoot fight with $100,000 on the line. After a day or so went by with nothing back from Warrior, Nash tweeted:
“I knew i would get no response because i know Jim Helwig, in the future when my name comes up pass Jim, puss”
Warrior’s camp has responded to Kevin Nash’s challenge, tweeting the following Friday morning:
“Mr Warrior has filmed a video response to Kevin Nash. Stay tuned. #TeamWarrior”
Oh boy .. We’ll have Warrior’s video message on the site as soon as it gets posted online.
In case you forgot what happened the last time Warrior unleashed a video response to a fellow colleague talking trash about him, check out Warrior’s video rant on Hulk Hogan from last year:
— WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross was asked by a fan on Twitter when he’ll return to full-time announcing in WWE. Ross replied, “most likely never,” because “WWE likes what they hear” with the current announce teams on RAW and SmackDown.
– Presidential candidate Rick Santorum, regarded as one of the most conservative Republicans in the United States senate, once worked as a lawyer for WWE and has been described as “a former lobbyist for WWE” by various media outlets this week.
– After going on a very colorful rant against the Ultimate Warrior Wednesday night and challenging him to an MMA fight with $100,000 on the line, Kevin Nash has some more nice words for his former co-worker in WWE and WCW.
Kevin Nash has challenged Ultimate Warrior to a fight.
Ultimate took a shot at Kevin Nash this week on his Twitter. When asked by a fan why Warrior doesn’t dye his hair and have another run in WWE like Kevin Nash, Warrior replied:
“I’m not a dickhead who thrives on stealing the limelight from young guys.”
Nash tweeted the following on Wednesday night, issuing a challenge to a 3-round MMA fight with $100,000 on the line:
“Never realized I had a problem with Jim (Warrior). Seemed to get along fine in Scottsdale. Come on my clown, turn that frown upside down. A true warrior never turns down a challenge. Put up a 100K. I’ll do the same. 3 rounds. mma rules. winner take all. I’m talking shoot, not sports entertainment.”
“Jim Hellwig needs to put up or shut the f**k up. Day before Mania in Miami area. Warrior will have to pass all hiv and hep a b and c tests. I’ll do the same. I’m tired of this guy talking sh** about the boys & me. When they stop it or you tap, i’ll quit, or you can apologize like the c**t you are.”