WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart appeared on Live Audio Wrestling this past weekend to promote WrestleMania 31 and his appearance at the WrestleCon event at the San Jose Garden Airport Hotel. Below are highlights from the interview.
On the positioning of Daniel Bryan at this year’s WrestleMania: “All I can say is when I wrestled Lex Luger in the Royal Rumble back in 1994 and I ended up getting the title a few months later, it was very similar to what is going on with Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan now but they went against what the fans wanted and I think that it may bite them on the ass because my logical thinking is you give the fans what they want or you should anyway. I don’t know why they went against the grain, I think Daniel Bryan was a great champion and had his run was cut short and I think fans wanted to see him get that moment that he deserves. Even though he won the title and WrestleMania last year was such a big thing for him, the fans want to see him get his proper chance and I think the WWE put a line through that and I think that’s probably a mistake.”
On comparisons of Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns to Bret Hart and Kevin Nash in 1994 and 1995: “I always tried to bring the best out of all of my opponents and especially in a pay-per-view scenario, I wanted them to have their best match they ever had with me. When Kevin Nash was champion I really tried to support him, he was a good friend of mine back in those days and still a good friend of mine now. I tried to boost his position and help him stay in place and I always had respect for him even as champion, I thought he was a great champion. I think they made a big mistake in giving him a push too early, they should have waited and let him build himself up for another year and I think if they had given Kevin just a little more time to get more experience and get prepared for that role, if that next year he had gotten that big push that they gave him, he may have stayed champion but they sometimes push things they want now and it wasn’t going to happen then, he was still learning a lot.”
On Roman Reigns in the top spot in WWE right now: “I think Roman Reigns is ready and he is really good, I think he is a really great talent and has a lot of potential. I can see why they want to push him but I really think the hearts and minds of the wrestling fans are with Daniel Bryan. His work rate in the ring and what he gives through the match just means so much more to the wrestling fans than anything else.”
On Randy Savage going into the WWE Hall Of Fame: “Well I know we were a lot closer than Hogan was. I’m not quite sure why Hulk Hogan of all people is inducting him because my last conversations I had with Randy, he didn’t have much good to say about Hogan. Regardless, it is a night to remember Randy for all the great contributions he made. He was undoubtedly one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, he was a great champion in the dressing room, he was a Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, a real team guy and always had a lot of respect and love with all of the wrestlers. We will always miss the Macho Man.”
– Kevin Nash is now confirmed for the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015. The new special edition of WWE Magazine focusing on WrestleMania 31 has an article talking about Nash’s induction, which has yet to be formally announced by WWE. It’s expected that longtime friend Shawn Michaels will induct him.
WWE will announce another inductee tonight on RAW, rumored to be former WWE/WCW women’s wrestler Madusa.
– WWE has responded to the news of Hulk Hogan’s banner being removed from Madison Square Garden after it was raised on Friday night as part of Hulk Hogan appreciation night. WWE sent out the following statement today:
“The banner was a part of our show and was never intended to stay at MSG.”
On Friday night, WWE held a “Hulk Hogan Appreciation Night” at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Among those in attendance for the special event were Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Triple H, Ric Flair and Jimmy Hart. Additionally, a special tribute video package aired that featured comments from the likes of The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and The New Age Outlaws.
The ring ropes for the MSG event on Friday were red and yellow, in honor of “The Hulkster.” They also had a special t-shirt to commemorate the event.
WWE had several camera crews at the show to film the Hogan ceremony, likely for future use on television, the WWE Network or a DVD/Blu-ray release.
MSG raised a special Hogan banner, which you can see pictured below, to go along with their other legendary banners that hang from the rafters. They also presented Hogan with a portrait from WrestleMania 1, which was held in MSG back in March of 1985.
Courtesy of WWE and Triple H’s official Twitter accounts, below are a couple of photos from the event.
As noted recently, Kevin Nash is all but confirmed to be inducted into this year’s class of the WWE Hall Of Fame.
According to a new PWInsider.com report, Nash, much like Scott Hall, who was inducted under his WWE gimmick name of “Razor Ramon,” will be inducted as “Diesel.”
This is said to open the door for a potential second induction in the future, which could feature a faction being inducted like the Four Horseman was, as Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall could all be inducted a second time as part of a nWo group-induction.
It’s expected that Nash’s induction into the WWE Hall Of Fame will actually close out this year’s ceremony. As things stand now, Shawn Michaels is scheduled to handle Nash’s induction.
It is expected that WWE will announce Madusa as one of this year’s WWE Hall Of Fame inductees. Madusa worked in WWE as Alundra Blaze and during the Monday Night Wars, infamously threw the WWE Women’s Championship in the trash can on a live edition of WCW Monday Nitro.
With Madusa, Kevin Nash, Tatsumi Fujinami and Ray Stevens expected to be the final four inductees, below is a potential look at the final list of inductees for this year’s class.
– Randy Savage
– Rikishi
– Arnold Schwarzenegger
– The Bushwhackers
– Ray Stevens
– Kevin Nash
– Madusa
– Tatsumi Fujinami
As we have been reporting for a while now, Kevin Nash is rumored to be inducted into this year’s class of the WWE Hall Of Fame. According to a new PWInsider.com report, Nash is confirmed for this year’s class, and the current plan is to have Shawn Michaels do the induction.
Regarding the tag-team that WWE is teasing for Monday’s Hall Of Fame announcement on RAW, word is that it will be The Bushwhackers, Butch Miller and Luke Williams.
It’s also worth noting that plans to induct Larry Zbszyko will likely be postponed until a different year now that the final decisions have reportedly been made on this year’s class.
– Randy Orton is expected back on WWE television in the next week or so. He returned to action at a live event earlier this month (Photos) and is being factored in to creative plans for WrestleMania. He last appeared on television back in November, when he was laid out by The Authority. He originally took time off to film The Condemned 2.
It’s worth noting that WWEShop.com just released a new RKO t-shirt based on the “RKO Out of Nowhere” meme that went viral late last year.
– WWE has responded to reports that Big Daddy V’s widow Cassandra Frazier has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. WWE claims they haven’t been served:
“WWE has not been served with a lawsuit by Cassandra Frazier. If served, we will vigorously contest this lawsuit brought by the same lawyers who have been soliciting people to sue WWE without merit.”
– There has been talk in WWE of Kevin Nash being part of the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015.
– There is said to be talk going around once again lately of inducting Kevin Nash into this year’s class of the WWE Hall Of Fame.
– Booker T’s special guests on his “Heated Conversations” radio show will be Rob Van Dam and actor Omar Dorsey. You can tune into the show at SportsRadio610.com.
– John Cena is scheduled to appear on the popular NBC program, “Parks and Recreation” next Tuesday at 8pm EST.
– WWE stock ended up closing at $16.59 per share on Friday, which was up 15.53%. The high for Friday was $17.00 per share and the low for the day was $14.36.
WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels recently spoke with the official WWE website to promote his new book, “Wrestling For My Life: The Legend, The Reality and The Faith of a WWE Superstar.”
During the interview, Michaels spoke about when and how he finally decided to get off of drugs, how a phone call with Kevin Nash saved his friendship with Triple H and more.
Below are highlights from the WWE.com interview:
On when he finally decided to get clean from drugs: “The final moment was when my son was 2 years old and I was half-in-the-bag on the couch, and him thinking I was tired. I realized, “My goodness, he’s starting to notice. This isn’t something you’ll be able to hide from him.” It broke my heart. I just could not bear the thought of this innocent baby being ruined by something he had absolutely nothing to do with. I decided there needed to be a change — and a drastic one.”
On how a phone call with Kevin Nash helped re-kindle his friendship with Triple H: “Basically, he said, “Look, you need to stop that stuff, and while we’re at it, you need to make amends with Triple H.” Triple H and I had not talked in a year. I had been in not-great-shape the last time I was in WWE. It had been a year since then. It was Nash saying, “You owe him an apology,” the incident with my son and me waking up later that night and thinking this can’t continue. All of these happened the same night. And all of it started the next day. I called Kevin back first, saying, “You’re right, and give me Triple H’s number; I’ve got to call him.” Then I called Triple H, asked him to forgive me, and both of us wept on the phone like a couple little girls. We re-kindled our friendship.”
On the difficult parts of writing his new book and why fans should read it: “It’s a look at my faith and more of an autobiography on my second life. I can’t say it was difficult [to write]. It was an opportunity to stay in that place where it’s nice and away from the hustle and bustle of everything. Since 2002, [wrestling] was a great job, enjoyed doing it, worked hard doing it, and did it well, but my family and my faith were a much bigger part of my life from 2002 to 2010 when I left. It was nice to be able to focus on what really was the majority aspect of my life. It’s a must-read for anybody who has the ability or is at that space when they’re man or woman enough to say, “I need to make a change” and not to be afraid of it. There’s no one of us that’s perfect; there’s no one of us that can’t do just a little better. That’s what I’m hoping this book will do.”
– Konnor of The Ascension turns 35 years old today.
– Scott Hall and Kevin Nash have been added to WWE’s Hulk Hogan Appreciation Night live event at Madison Square Garden on February 27th. This will be Hall’s first appearance at MSG since the infamous “Curtain Call” back in 1996.
– Here are the Top 10 moments from this week’s WWE SmackDown:
WWE Top 10 takes you back to this week’s SmackDown to revisit the show’s most thrilling, physical and controversial moments.
– Kevin Nash will again be hosting a WrestleMania weekend party this year. Nash will host this year’s Pro Wrestling Report V.I.P. Party at Shenanigan’s in San Jose, California on Friday, March 27th. The music for the party will be hosted by TNA performer D.J. Zema Ion, and stars such as former WWE Diva Melina and former TNA Knockout Rosita (a.k.a. Thea Trinidad) are scheduled to appear. V.I.P. tickets are $149.99 and include a red carpet meet-and-greet, food, drinks and more. For more information, visit EventBrite.com.
– The 2015 WWE Royal Rumble DVD and Blu-ray is scheduled for a February 24th release. The DVD and Blu-ray are both available for pre-order right now at Amazon.com.
– The latest edition of the Steve Austin Show podcast, which is available right now, features “Stone Cold’s” review of this year’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view. You can download the show at PodcastOne.com or listen here:
WWE ran their final event ever at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday night. As noted, the arena will be shut down before the end of March.
WWE aired a historical video package during the show, which featured Ron Simmons, The New Age Outlaws, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash sharing some of their memories and talking about their history in the venue.
The final match to ever be held in the venue saw John Cena defeat Seth Rollins in a steel cage match.
Below are comments from Cena and Bad News Barrett about the IZOD Center shutting down.
For the last time tonight, #WWELive performs at the @IzodCenter. Thank you to the fans that made each event here one of a kind. #NeverGiveUp
As noted, Kevin Nash has been cleared of all charges regarding the assault case involving his son from Christmas Eve. As a result, Nash’s suspension was lifted by WWE, which allowed him to appear at this past Monday’s RAW Reunion show.
There was said to be a lot of tension from the Nash side of things, not so much because of the suspension itself, but because of how things were handled overall.
Nash noted on Twitter prior to his RAW Reunion appearance that he didn’t think he would ever go back to WWE and appear on their television show.
WWE has talked a lot about potentially inducting Nash into the 2015 class of the WWE Hall Of Fame, a fact that Nash knows about, as his lawyer mentioned it to TMZ when covering his story a few weeks ago.
– Triple H will be voicing The Incredible Hulk in the new Marvel Experience tour. He and Stephanie McMahon visited the Marvel Experience in Dallas, Texas prior to Monday’s RAW Reunion show. For more information on the Marvel Experience traveling attraction, visit TheMarvelExperience.com.
– Speaking of Triple H, below is a cool photo from prior to Monday’s RAW Reunion show that features all five members of the infamous “Kliq” hanging out in the ring. Pictured in the ring are the original nWo Wolfpac members — Sean Waltman, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, while the original D-X members — Shawn Michaels and Triple H, are pictured standing outside the ring.
Kevin Nash’s legends contract has been “immediately reinstated” by WWE, after assault charges against the former WWE Superstar were dropped earlier this week. Nash tweeted that we’ve probably seen the last of him due to the legal troubles, but a lot of fans are still hopeful that he’ll appear on Monday’s “RAW Reunion” show and reunite with his fellow nWo founders Hulk Hogan and Scott Hall.
WWE released the following statement on Thursday:
“Now that Kevin Nash’s legal matter has been resolved with all charges being dropped, his “legends” contract has been immediately reinstated.”
Nash’s longtime friend Shawn Michaels, who is also scheduled for RAW, tweeted:
@RealKevinNash Then I'll see you Monday…if I gotta go, you gotta go!!!
WWE legend Kevin Nash noted on social media on Wednesday evening that as of today, the assault charges against him stemming from the issues with his son during the holidays have been dropped.
Nash was suspended by WWE due to their policy on that subject, however now that the charges have been dropped, it is expected that his suspension will be lifted.
Nash was originally scheduled to take part in an nWo reunion angle alongside Hulk Hogan and Scott Hall on the RAW Reunion show in Dallas, Texas next Monday, however when he was suspended by WWE, he was pulled from the show. Now that his suspension may be lifted, there is a chance that the door will be open for him to be included in the special.
Below is the tweet Nash posted on Wednesday evening regarding the assault charges against him being dropped.
To those that have sent you're love and support words can not express what you mean to me. As of 3:30 pm EST all charges have been dropped
– Daniel Bryan will face Kane on Monday’s “RAW Reunion” show from Dallas, Texas. If Bryan loses, he will lose his spot in the Royal Rumble. The match was announced at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings.
– Kevin Nash tweeted the following on Tuesday night about his future with the company:
I don't see after my suspension, Kevin Nash returning to WWE programming .
Nash was originally scheduled for Monday’s “RAW Reunion” show, where he would have reunited with his nWo co-founders Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan. He was pulled from the show after he and his son were both arrested last month following a domestic incident.
It was announced on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW that on next week’s show, there will be a “RAW Reunion” theme.
As noted in the past, multiple WWE Hall Of Famers and legends are confirmed to appear on the show. Kevin Nash, who was originally scheduled to be part of the reunion, will not be attending due to his WWE suspension stemming from his alleged domestic violence incident with his family during the holidays.
It was announced, however, that Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels and Scott Hall will all be appearing. Additionally, the announcers on this week’s RAW said that those four legends won’t be the only big names showing up for the reunion special, as they claimed that there will be an “all-star lineup” at the show.
Make sure to visit the website here on Monday, January 19th for live results coverage of the RAW Reunion special,which emanates from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
As reported recently, WWE suspended the “Legends” contract of Kevin Nash following his domestic dispute with his son over the holidays.
Nash was suspended by the company due to their policy of suspending any talent or employees that have outstanding domestic violence charges. If the case against Nash gets dismissed in court, he will be reinstated by the company.
Nash has a few years left on his WWE deal, as he signed a five-year “Legends” contract back in 2011.
It’s also been confirmed that Nash has been pulled from the “RAW Reunion” special coming up on January 19th in Dallas, Texas. Nash was originally scheduled to do an nWo reunion angle with Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan, who along with Shawn Michaels, are still scheduled to appear.
As noted earlier today, despite the reports that Kevin Nash had been pulled from the RAW Reunion special on January 19th in Dallas, Texas, he remained on the advertising for the show on the official WWE website. Nash has since been officially removed from those advertisements.
Nash was suspended from his WWE Legends deal due to the domestic situation with his son over the holidays that led to his arrest. The same incident is what has resulted in his being pulled from the RAW reunion special.
Still scheduled for the RAW Reunion show on 1/19 are Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and Scott Hall, who is being billed as Razor Ramon.
– The first new episode of WWE Countdown will air on the WWE Network next Monday, January 5th, immediately after WWE RAW at 11:06pm EST. The show will count down the “biggest cry-babies of all-time.”
– Regarding the upcoming RAW Reunion show on January 19th in Dallas, Texas, it’s worth mentioning that WWE is billing Scott Hall as Razor Ramon and Kevin Nash under his real name. As noted on Sunday, Nash has reportedly been pulled from the event following the recent domestic incident with his son, however he is still listed in the advertising for the event on the official WWE website. Also scheduled to appear on the show are Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan.
Kevin Nash will not be appearing at the upcoming “RAW Reunion” special on January 19th in Dallas, Texas.
Nash was originally scheduled to appear along with Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels, however WWE pulled him from the show due to the recent domestic incident with his son that led to his arrest.
As noted, WWE also suspended Nash from his “Legends” contract due to the same incident.
Kevin Nash will not be appearing at tonight’s Maryland Championship Wrestling show from Joppa, MD, despite a message on the company website stating that he will in fact be there ‘contrary to Internet rumors.’
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley will be taking his place. Former WWE talents Matt Sydal and Melina will also be in attendance.
Suspended WWE legend Kevin Nash will be making an appearance at the Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) “Season’s Beatings” event in Joppa, Maryland tonight.
Nash will be teaming with the Fed-Up tag-team to compete in a six-man tag-team match against Buck Chyld, Justin Schlegel and Ken Dixon. Nash will also take part in a pre-show meet and great.
