WWE host & recording artist Lilian Garcia has cleaned out her glamorous closet to raise money for Susan G. Komen®. Donated items include one-of-a-kind pieces that she has worn in the ring on several WWE TV shows, to red carpet events, and during performances. Lilian’s kick-ass auction goes live on eBay December 9th at 10am PST.
Susan G. Komen is very dear to my heart because my mom is a breast cancer survivor. It is with great honor that I help educate women around the world about the importance of early screening. Early detection and early treatment are our best defense against this disease,” says Lilian. “We WILL win the fight, we WILL rise above cancer!”
The auction features pieces worn to red carpet events and on TV shows, as styled by Lilian’s personal stylist Ali Levine. Some pieces up for grabs include a form-fitting dress by Bebe that Lilian wore during a WWE photoshoot and Live TV event, a sequined dress she wore on the Red Carpet of the THQ-Saints Row: The Third video game launch party in 2011, and a dress worn to the LOPen Celebrity Golf Event benefiting the Akron’s Children’s Hospital.
“Lilian’s efforts are a huge help in educating women about this disease and raising funds that will save lives,” said Director of Corporate Relations, Carrie Glasscock. “We’re grateful for Lilian’s support and hope that women and men will take action for themselves by learning about this disease and getting their recommended screenings.”
Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Since its founding in 1982, Komen has funded more than $800 million in research and provided more than $1.6 billion in funding to screening, education, treatment and psychosocial support programs serving millions of people in more than 30 countries worldwide. Komen was founded by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy’s life. Visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN. Connect with us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SusanGKomen and Twitter @SusanGKomen.
Susan G. Komen and WWE have a history of success in raising awareness for the fight against breast cancer. Last year, the WWE Universe raised $1 million for Komen during its month-long breast cancer awareness campaign. In addition, WWE has supported Komen through its “Make Mom Proud” campaign as well as participation in Race for the Cure® events throughout local communities.
The auction goes live Monday, December 9th at 10am PST on closetsforcauses.com.
– The 2013 Slammy Awards will air live this Monday on Raw as The Bella Twins are collectively in the running for Diva of the Year (with AJ Lee, The Funkadactyls, Natalya, Kaitlyn and Eva Marie). The twin duo appeared on the WWE App last night during SmackDown to discuss their nomination with Tom Phillips.
“We kind of feel that we are the Divas of the Year,” Brie remarked. Nikki added, “Yes! I’m just hoping that they have two Slammys because it would be kind of weird if they have one because I know I wouldn’t share!” Brie then responds to Nikki, “Really?!”
In response to where they would place their respective awards at home, Brie says her bookshelf, while Nikki states, “I would love mine in my bed. I would sleep with it, I’d shine it, I think I’d take it to breakfast. I’d definitely keep it snuggled up with me in bed.”
– As announced earlier, SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia has teamed up with Closets For Causes (ClosetsForCauses.com) to raise money for Susan G. Komen in an auction featuring pieces worn to red carpet events and on television. Garcia has posted a a new blog discussing the event. Also, above is a behind-the-scenes video of Garcia modeling the clothes that will be up for auction.
– Stephanie McMahon continues to unload her WWE stock. She sold over 95,000 shares from December 2nd through December 4th for $1.405 million.
– For those interested, Lilian Garcia has posted a new blog about her upcoming performances with her new band. You can read that online at LilianGarcia.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T continues to attend a number of major sporting events. After appearing at the Houston Texans NFL game last week, he and his wife Sharmell were in attendance at the Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns NBA game on Wednesday evening. Booker tweeted the following photo he took with Rockets star Dwight Howard backstage at the game:
– As announced earlier, WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia has upcoming performances in Hollywood, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. This Friday beginning at 8:00 p.m. sharp, she will be performing at the world-famous Whisky-A-Go-Go (WhiskyAGoGo.com), located at 8901 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, California, 90069. Younger fans cannot attend as it is only 21 and older.
Next week in downtown Las Vegas, at Backstage Bar and Billiards, right in the heart of the Fremont East Entertainment District, the WWE Diva has three shows scheduled. She will be playing two shows on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 9:30 and 11 p.m., and once on Friday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m.
It was also recently announced that Garcia has teamed up with Closets For Causes (ClosetsForCauses.com) to raise money for Susan G. Komen in an auction featuring pieces worn to red carpet events and on television. In this video, Garcia talks about what Breast Cancer awareness means to her and why she chose to support Susan G. Komen.
For additional details on her upcoming performances, visit LilianGarcia.com.
– The official WWE website has issued poll asking fans about the most riveting rivalry in wrestling history. With approximately 80,000 votes cast, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon is running away with the lead at 33%, and trailed by Shawn Michaels vs. Bret “Hit Man” Hart (15%), The Rock vs. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (15%), and John Cena vs. The Rock (13%).
– The official WWE website has posted a Divas-themed photo gallery, featuring the roster dressed in their ring gear.
There was a pretty big error during the conclusion of the Divas Elimination Match at Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view involving both the commentary team and the ring announcer.
Near the end of the match, the Survivor Series broadcast team of Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry “The King” Lawler consistently referred to Natalya as the only member of her team remaining in the match. Nikki Bella, who was outside the ring selling, was actually still active in the match. Natalya ended up putting AJ Lee in the Sharpshooter to gain the win for her team, and was announced as the “sole survivor” of Team Natalya.
After the match, Lilian Garcia announced Natalya as the sole survivor, as did the announce team, when in fact Nikki was a survivor as well. Later in the show, Michael Cole acknowledged the fact that they had made the mistake, and informed fans that both Natalya and Nikki Bella survived in their match.
– Back in August while promoting SummerSlam, John Cena made reference to his “Five Moves of Doom” on an episode of Raw, a colloquial term for his trademark sequence of moves (flying shoulderblock, sitout hip toss, side-release spinout powerbomb, Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment). The official WWE website published a video today in response to the infamous notion that Cena “can’t wrestle.”
“Then how do you explain the powerbomb, neckbreaker and hurricanrana he dishes out in this video?,” WWE.com says of video on the front page, entitled “10 moves from John Cena’s underrated arsenal.” The video caption reads, “John Cena shows that he is capable of much more than his proverbial “Five Moves of Doom.”
– WWE filed a copyright claim in response to satellite footage from last Monday’s Raw that surfaced on YouTube and had the two videos removed.
Pre-Raw footage was leaked of the announcers preparing for the broadcast, which notably features Michael Cole acknowledging plans of a wrestler being put through his table later in the evening. In the other video, Big E Langston, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz are shown preparing for a WWE App segment, which features Ziggler using colorful language.
– Smackdown ring announcer and “army brat” Lilian Garcia posted a message on her official website celebrating Veteran’s Day.
Ashley Sebera, a fitness model who recognizes herself as a pro athlete for International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness, has joined WWE. Sebera revealed on Twitter that she began training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on Monday.
Sebera is the eighth female with a non-wrestling background to join WWE this year, following Total Divas stars Eva Marie and JoJo, Brittany Fetkin (a/k/a Devin Taylor), C.J. Perry (a/k/a Lana), Erika Hammond (a/k/a Veronica Lane), Leah Van Dale and Sarah Backman.
Here is her tweet announcing that she’s starting to train with WWE:
– WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee is once again a member of the Raw roster. She was transferred to SmackDown shortly after her “Pipe Bombshell” tirade and the official WWE website now has her listed as a member of Raw again. The home page of the WWE App, however, has not been updated as she is still featured on the SmackDown graphic (below CM Punk representing Raw).
– WWE continues to highlight the legendary career of Hulk Hogan. “The Hulkster” is currently featured on the front page of WWE.com, as rare photos of the iconic wrestler are being showcased again. Also, the company’s YouTube account just released a clip from last year’s nWo: The Revolution video release of Kevin Nash, Billy Kidman, Jimmy Hart, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes discussing Hogan’s infamous heel turn at Bash at the Beach in 1996.
WWE highlighting Hogan’s career online is not an indication that he’s coming back to the promotion. Joey Styles, WWE’s Vice President of Digital Media Content, revealed in an interview with VOC Nation last month that the Hall of Famer was intentionally placed on the front page last month as means to build traffic after news surfaced that his contract with TNA Wrestling had contract expired.
“Nobody at WWE.com knows if the (front office) is talking to Hulk Hogan,” Styles said. “But it’s out there on every other site; we know that fans are thinking it, so why wouldn’t we use all of the videos and content that we own and use it on the site to build traffic and entertain the fans?”
– At Monday’s Raw in Greenville, South Carolina, WWE hosted a party for Susan G. Komen honorees. Stephanie McMahon, Lilian Garcia, Dolph Ziggler and Renee Young appeared at the reception. Click here for photos.
– Bray Wyatt, who has not competed since suffering a calf injury on Oct. 12 at a WWE live event in Providence, Rhode Island, is said to be “ready to go” by people in the sports-entertainment organization, Dave Meltzer revealed on F4WOnline.com on Monday. No additional details were disclosed.
According to the website, Wyatt was initially pegged to be sidelined from in-ring competition for four weeks. He was off crutches and walking around ringside at events in Mexico last week.
– Following his departure from WWE in August, Ted DiBiase, Jr. revealed in an interview with Bill Apter that “the door’s not closed forever” in regards to a return to the company. The third-generation wrestler also talks family and shows his appreciation for the fans in this video interview.
– SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia is polling fans on Twitter on a hashtag name for them: “Here r the 3 finalist in Hashtag contest: #LilWarriors #LilForces #LilBrats I personally love #LilWarriors, what is UR fav? Vote now til Friday.”
-WWE Diva AJ Lee has been announced as a guest for the upcoming Wizard World Comic Con event in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, February 8, 2014. The WWE Divas Champion will be appearing from 1pm-4pm.
-Fred Ottman, better known to WWE fans as Tugboat and/or Typhoon, was in attendance at the WWE NXT live event on Friday night in Largo, Florida. Ottman, who is also known for portraying the infamous “Shockmaster” character in WCW, lives in the area and was simply in attendance enjoying the event as a fan.
-WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia was reportedly in the studio with her new band on Friday recording a few sessions, which will be released to the public in the near future.
-Currently sidelined WWE Superstar Mark Henry represented WWE at the USO’s 10th annual “Stars & Stripes” event in Arlington, Virginia this week. Henry appeared and took some photos, including one with the current “Miss Maryland,” Christina Denny, and “Miss America,” Nina Davuluri.
As noted, WWE experienced a major pay-per-view problem on Sunday night in the form of a power outage inside the First Niagra Center in Buffalo, New York just prior to the start of the WWE Championship main event between Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton.
As we reported earlier, the power went out in the arena, which caused all forms of pay-per-view, including the internet pay-per-view, to immediately lose the live feed. For a few minutes, all viewers could see on their screens was a default “Please Stand By” technical difficulties message.
The following are some Twitter comments from WWE and WWE Superstars on the power outage:
Official WWE Twitter Page:
We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our #WWEBattleground broadcast. Please stand by for further updates.
Our #WWEBattleground broadcast was disrupted by a power outage in the Buffalo area. We apologize for the interruption.
Brad Maddox:
That power outage was not my fault. Completely unavoidable. No worries we’re back
Josh Mathews:
We are back. Yes! Yes! Yes! @WWE #WWEBattleground
Lilian Garcia:
Power restored & @WWE Championship match is in full swing! Who do U think will b new champ @WWEDanielBryan or @RandyOrton? #WWEBattleground
– As of last week, former ROH World Champions Davey Richards nor Eddie Edwards have not heard back from WWE officials after participating in an evaluation session in August at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. According to reports from the session, both individuals were said to have stood out the most of the thirty athletes who participated.
When it comes to WWE signing prospective talent who participate in these sessions, various personnel observe, and then report on who they feel are the best prospects to Triple H. He then uses their feedback, and makes the final decision on who gets signed.
– With Rob Van Dam expected to be written off television within the next week or so due to a contract matter, an angle has been discussed where his current manager, Ricardo Rodriguez, turns on the former ECW standout to partner up with Alberto Del Rio once again.
– As announced this week, Susan G. Komen is once again partnering with WWE to Rise Above Cancer in order to end breast cancer forever. SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia announced Wednesday via Twitter that she’s a spokesperson for the campaign.
– WWE developmental talent Kendall Skye, a former All-American athlete, professional dancer, martial artist and Hollywood stuntwoman, has been added to the NXT roster on WWE.com.
Since joining the sports-entertainment organization earlier in the year, the blonde athlete has primarily served as a ring announcer at NXT live events. Though she has wrestled, it has only been on a limited basis at non-televised events.
– SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia is currently holding a contest through Facebook and Twitter where the winner will receive a signed outfit worn on a WWE televised show and other prizes. She is asking fans to come up with a new hashtag to reference her fans on Twitter. Click here for details.
– According to WWE.com, a live event be held at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California on Friday, December 6. Superstars advertised for the event include CM Punk, Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Ryback, Curtis Axel, The Wyatt Family and Kofi Kingston. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 5.
– According to WWE.com, a live event be held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday, December 7. Superstars advertised for the event include Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, Christian, Damien Sandow, Fandango, Wade Barrett and Natalya. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 12.
-Former WWE Superstar Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes continues to have words for the McMahon Family on his official Twitter account. The following is Goldust’s latest:
“Nobody is gonna help you up when this is over @TripleH @StephMcMahon ! #WatchThemAllFall @WWE #RhodesDynasty4Life”
-WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley posted a tweet on his official Twitter account thanking WWE for setting up a meeting for him with the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton in California this weekend. Foley wrote:
“Really enjoyed meeting members of the @USMC today at Camp Pendleton. Very cool of @WWE to set that up for me on such short notice.”
-WWE Diva and ring announcer Lilian Garcia sang the National Anthem before the Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets NFL game at MetLife Stadium today.
-Currently sidelined WWE Superstar Sheamus made one of his first public appearances since going down with an injury on Saturday. Sheamus appeared at the Wizard World Convention in Columbus, Ohio.
-The first three seasons of the SyFy original series “Haven,” which features WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland, is now available via instant streaming over at Netflix.com.
-WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia will be singing the national anthem at the Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets NFL game this coming Sunday, September 22, 2013.
-“Fast & Furious 7,” which will feature Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, began filming this past weekend. Apparently the plan is for this film to launch a new trilogy for the movie franchise.
– Former WWE Champion CM Punk hung out with actress Aimee Garcia of George Lopez and Dexter fame at last night’s Chicago Cubs game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Punk tweeted this image of himself with the fellow Chicago native.
– Top indy workers Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards and Midwest indy wrestler Prince Mustafa Ali will be attending the WWE tryout camp at the end of this month.
– Lilian Garcia is in Los Angeles holding auditions for her new band this week. She tweeted:
“What a day! Just got done w the 1st round of auditions for my New band! Awesome musicians in LA! #ThingsAreFalling IntoPlace”
– Here is video of AJ Lee talking about SummerSlam at Muscle Beach:
– WWE has announced four additional matches for tomorrow night’s Raw broadcast through the Raw Five-Point Preview on the company website.
It was announced on last week’s show that WWE Champion John Cena will take on Ryback in a Tables Match, with former WWE Tag Team Champion partners Daniel Bryan and Kane meeting in a singles match. Also announced for the program are Rob Van Dam vs. Fandango, Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn in a non-title match, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian in a non-title match, and Mark Henry and The Usos vs. The Shield.
Tomorrow night’s episode was filmed last Tuesday in Laredo, Texas, at the Laredo Energy Arena.
– The series premiere of Total Divas takes place tonight on E! at 10:00 p.m. Previewing the episode, the official website of WWE states, “Watch The Bellas, The Funkadactyls and Natalya prepare for WrestleMania, as two new Diva hopefuls, Eva Marie and JoJo, arrive, ready to make a name for themselves in WWE.”
Vince McMahon promoted the show on his Twitter account. He wrote, “Total Divas get personal this Sunday night #TotalDivas.”
Meanwhile, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus asked her Twitter followers today whether they are looking forward to the show. She added, “Wishing all the girls good luck + my gal @NatbyNature – represent girls!” Natalya responded, “Thanks!!! Super excited…I’m so grateful to be a part of something that taught me SO much about myself.”
– Lilian Garcia, who rarely appears at house shows in the United States, appeared as the ring announcer at Friday’s and Saturday’s events in Georgia.
– According to the USA Network’s WWE programming schedule, the premiere episode of E!’s Total Divas reality show starring The Bella Twins, Cameron, Naomi, Natalya, Eva Marie and Jo-Jo Offerman, will air immediately following Raw on July 29. The episode is titled “Welcome to the WWE.” (Thanks to Gal XC)
– Seldom seen WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase and SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia participated in the LOPen Celebrity Golf Event last week to help raise money for the Akron Children’s Hospital. WWE’s “Community” website has published an article concerning their charitable endeavors.
Both SmackDown performers paid a visit to young patients at a local hospital, bringing them toys of the WWE variety.
“For those few minutes that we spend with these kids, they get to forget about [being in the hospital],” said The Marine 2 star. “They get to think about something else. It brings them hope.”
“They’re the real champions,” Garcia added.
Former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle joined DiBiase and Garcia at the event, but is not acknowledged by WWE in the article.
– British wrestling fans have the opportunity to meet The Honky Tonk Man on Sunday as he will be signing autographs at the London Film & Comic Con taking place at Earls Court 2 in London, England.
– CM Punk tweeted the following about fans who are disrespectful when spotting him in public and trying to get his attention:
“You can’t get mad when I blow you off after you poke me in the back or pull on my shirt to get my attention. Respect is a two way street. Use manners and treat me respectfully and I will reciprocate and sign/take pictures.If you’re rude, buzz off.I am not a zoo animal. #respect”
– WWE Diva Rosa Mendes, who has been off television since being sent home from WWE’s recent European tour due to her conduct, is teasing on Twitter that she’ll be back soon.
– Sin Cara and Lilian Garcia are doing media appearances for WWE today in Mexico. Sin Cara tweeted this picture of them together:
SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia has posted a blog discussing her mother’s battle with breast cancer in 1989—she is alive today and cancer-free.
“It all started when my mother felt a lump in her breast. She had a previous scare the year before in her other breast, but it turned out to be a cyst that disappeared on its own. This time, she wasn’t so lucky. After further tests it was confirmed she had breast cancer and would need a mastectomy. Once they went in, they found that it spread to her lymph nodes, and she would need chemotherapy. This was one of the most humbling experiences to watch because as a result of the chemo, she was often sick and also lost all her hair. I couldn’t believe what she was going through, especially because my mother had always been the rock of our family. She had been the one to take care of my sister and me, along with my grandmother who lived with us; all while my dad was away and fighting in the Vietnam War. Now the tables were turned and she was the one fighting for her life,” Garcia wrote.
She continues, “As a result of her going through this, I learned a lot about breast cancer and especially the importance of knowing about my family history and risk, knowing what is normal for me, screening tests and talking to my doctor about what it all means for me. I have fibrocystic breasts, and my doctor recommends I also undergo periodic ultrasounds.”
– Steve Austin recorded a new podcast today with Kevin Nash, which will be online tomorrow (Friday).
– WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia noted on Twitter that she’s working on recording new music.
– Here are some recent WWE attendance figures courtesy of the Wrestling Observer:
* RAW on May 3rd in Youngstown, OH drew 5,000 fans for $190,000
* RAW on May 4th in Wheeling, WV drew 4,700 fans for $155,000
* SmackDown on May 4th in Reading, PA drew 4,000 for $140,000
* RAW on May 5th in Charleston, WV drew 6,000 fans for $200,000
* SmackDown on May 5th in Upper Marlboro, MD drew 3,000 fans for $120,000
Jim Ross noted on Twitter that it’s still “to be determined” whether or not WWE will do more pre and post-game shows on pay-per-views like they did at WrestleMania 29.
– WWE will turn back the clock this Monday on Raw as the program is being branded as an “old school” episode. Aside from the likely return of The Undertaker, the episode is being internally considered a throwaway show and undercard matches for WrestleMania will not start to take shape until at least the following week.
– WWE ring announcer and songstress Lilian Garcia revealed on Twitter Wednesday that she is in Nashville, Tennessee working on an upcoming album.
“Soooooooo excited my #LilRockers! Just got 2 Nashville 2 work w some amazing songwriters this wk! Writing songs 4 my new album!! #LoveMusic,” she wrote.
– Donald Trump appeared on the daytime talk show The Wendy Williams Show this morning with daughter Ivanka and did not mention his upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. During the appearance, Williams asked the Trumps what they have in common. Ivanka said they both enjoy real estate and golf. Donald said they both enjoy sex. Williams then remarked that Donald’s response was “Hulk Hogan creepy.”
– Promoting this Sunday’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event, WWE has released a video counting down the top 10 most destructive moments in the history of the cage match.
– The official WWE website has released highlights from this week’s episode of WWE Superstars, featuring Divas Champion Kaitlyn vs. Natalya, and Justin Gabriel vs. Titus O’Neil.
– SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia is featured in today’s “Diva Spotlight” on WWE.com.
– WWE filed a lawsuit on 1/25 against Solar Entertainment Corp. for money owed to the company for TV and PPV broadcasting rights in the Philippines.
– British NXT developmental wrestler Gavin Reid has been released.
– Former WWE Superstar Edge tweeted the following on Tuesday regarding the news that Trish Stratus will be joining him the Hall of Fame when she’s inducted on April 6th:
Just heard about my fellow T.O. Canucklehead @trishstratuscom goin in WWE HOF this year. Very proud of ya. Sully's gym represent!
