WWE is promoting another WWE Hall Of Fame announcement to take place on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, which takes place from New Jersey.
The official WWE website has an article up today hinting that the next Hall Of Fame announcement will be for a WWE Diva.
“Who will be joining “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rikishi and The Bushwhackers in the Hall’s Class of 2015 the night before WrestleMania 31?,” stated the WWE website.
The article continues, “Could it be a pioneering woman grappler who competed alongside the likes of Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah? Could it be one of the Japanese women who brought their hard-hitting style to America in the early 1990s? Is it one of the sultry Divas from the infamous Attitude Era? Is it even a competitor, or could it be a woman who often accompanied legendary Superstars into battle?”
The belief is that the Diva that WWE is alluding to will be Madusa (aka Alundra Blayze).
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
Former WWE women’s wrestler Alundra Blayze, who was known as Madusa in WCW (the woman who threw the WWE Women’s Championship in the trash can on Nitro), was hospitalized after an accident at a monster truck show in Melbourne, Australia recently.
She says she will recover and plans on attending Monster Jam’s upcoming shows in Adelaide on October 11th and Sidney on October 18th.
Madusa wrote the following update to her fans on Facebook:
“Hello all my ?#?pinkwarriors? just want to give you an update I have had hundreds of questions asking if I’m okay so I want to set the record straight. Yes. ?#?timewillheal?
Had an awesome night in Melbourne the pit party was phenomenal and I did take a bad spill during freestyle…. however I am on my way to recovery and I will be in Adelaide and Sidney. I was at one of the best hospitals in Melbourne. I want to say thanks to all the doctors and nurses and staff you guys were great, all of my fans who are such great supporters I thank you. The biggest of big shout out to my colleagues of monster jam.
Madusa, formerly known as Alundra Blayze, is none too pleased with reigning WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee recently appearing in possession of the WWE Women’s Championship—the 50-year-old considers herself the rightful owner of the strap since she never lost it in a match.
Last week, WWE’s resident “Geek Goddess” tweeted this photo of herself holding the retired belt (for a WWE.com photo shoot she and other wrestlers took part in):
Upon seeing the picture, Madusa called out Lee on Facebook. She wrote:
“Apparently someone has delusions of grandeur……..
“AJ Never was, Never will be the WWE womens champion as long as I OFFICIALLY hold the title. Bitch never beat me, Bitch never will. However she does give good mike skill so lets see what she has to say now….
According to this week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Lee’s tribute drew a negative reaction from some of her co-workers as they consider it an “eye roller”—wrestlers displaying fan-like behavior is generally frowned upon by those affiliated within the industry. Plus, WWE commentators Jerry “The King” Lawler and John “Bradshaw” Layfield poked fun at her ink during last Monday’s live Raw broadcast by saying if she lost the belt, she would get a tattoo commemorating the date.
During a recent interview with WWE.com, the New Jersey native explained the meaning behind her unique mark.
“When I was really young, my entire family was covered in tattoos, so it was okay to get one. But I knew, when I did get one, that I wanted it to be something important and special. So, at a very young age, I decided that I would get it when I won the title,” said Lee.
“I’m not a girly girl. And I didn’t want fancy script or a butterfly or anything like that on me. I wanted something surreal; something that showed time served. That’s why it’s in the style that it’s in. [The Divas Championship is] something that I worked for and spent a great deal of my time trying to get. It’s 14 years in the making. So, it’s supposed to be really cold. Just a mark of an accomplishment and now I move on.”
– Vickie Guerrero announced on RAW that Dr. Shelby will return next week to perform follow-up evaluations on WWE Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan.
– Former WWE Diva Madusa has clarified her previous tweet about attending next week’s RAW 20th Anniversary special from Houston, Texas:
I need to clear my last post.I will be in Houston thisSaturday for monster jam and thenthe following mon. I was thinking on attending raw
– Former WWE superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is backstage at tonight’s WWE RAW from Tampa, FL.
– Former WWE Women’s Champion Alundra Blaze (Madusa in WCW) noted on Twitter that she will be in attendance for next Monday’s 20th Anniversary RAW show from Houston, TX. She tweeted:
Houston this saturday for monster jam and WWE Monday nite raw!
– Tensai continues to work a comedy gimmick at WWE live events. He lost to Santino Marella in comedy matches over the weekend and was yelling at the crowd, “Don’t call me Albert.”
– As reported earlier, Vince McMahon made a surprise live appearance during Monday night’s RAWactive experience. During his brief appearance, the Chairman of the Board took the opportunity to denounce Josh Mathews’ announcing abilities after replacing Jim Ross on the broadcast.
In response to Matt Striker asking him his thoughts on the show, McMahon responded, “I think, generally speaking, everything is pretty good about Raw, except one particular announcer.” Striker then asks, “That Josh Mathews has to go, doesn’t he?” The WWE chief responds, “Yes, he does.”
– On Facebook, Madusa was asked to give her thoughts on Nora Greenwald, better known as Molly Holly in WWE. Greenwald has stated in interviews that she felt Madusa didn’t personally like her since she was rigorous training her at the WCW Power Plant. Madusa admits to being tough on her then, but that she always liked her.
“I personally have ALWAYS BEEN HER FAN.. have always stuck up for her,” wrote Madusa. “She may not think so or have reservations on some of my tactics training her in wcw or working with her however I truly thought she was the last of the greats…..”
Madusa also responded to the rumor of Beth Phoenix leaving WWE: “If so, it’s a loss to the WWE…”
– As reported Monday, a WWE spokesperson told TMZ.com that online reports of Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst being kicked out of the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, the venue for WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event Sunday night, for displaying an obscene gesture while he shown live on camera “are 100% FALSE.” Rather, he went backstage on his own accord to apologize for his action, according to the spokesman. On the contrary, multiple WWE sources noted to PWInsider.com that Durst was asked to leave the arena by WWE.
Kevin Dunn, WWE Executive Vice President of Television Production, reportedly “blew a gasket” when Durst flipped the middle finger at the camera.
Durst had claimed on Twitter that he wanted to beat traffic following the show, writing, “I was leaving to beat the traffic! Haha, security escorting me out?? WWE is family. hahaha. Is this really a rumor? Amazing. My boys at WWE are cracking up! Note- never leave early to beat traffic!” He then deleted the message.
– Madusa is now a life coach. She launched a Facebook page promoting her endeavor, where she notes, “I help men and women that are fed up with today’s health fads and teach them to listen to their body’s messages and educate them for healthy choices. Wellness, Fitness and Cancer Coach.”
– Former WWE Superstar Nathan Jones turns 42-years-old Tuesday. He now works as an actor.
– Madusa, who captured the WWE Women’s Championship as Alundra Blayze, says she will not be on hand for tonight’s historic 1000th episode of Raw due to “prior engagements.”
“Good luck, congrats and many blessings to all that have a wonderful and historical time at WWE 1000 epic night! Don’t forget to watch….. Your one and only …..STILL WWE’s/WWF’s champion! Just to set it straight… I will not be there. Prior engagements,” she wrote on Facebook.
Shane Helms, formerly known as The Hurricane, also confirmed that he will not be on the show due to his contractual status with another wrestling organization.
– Rey Mysterio is scheduled to face Daniel Bryan at the August 9 SmackDown live event in Tokyo, Japan.
– Sid Vicious spoke to Memphisport.com about his son Frank not telling other Big Brother houseguests who his dad and possibly appearing on tonight’s historic Raw episode celebrating 1,000 episodes.
– Former WWE Women’s Champion Madusa was sitting ringside beside the announcers for last night’s No Way Out PPV. She had a monster truck show on Saturday night at MetLife Stadium (the site of WretleMania 29), which is across the street from the IZOD Center. Paul Heyman was backstage visiting with his kids for Madusa’s monster truck show.
– Today’s wrestling birthdays include Big Vito (48) and wrestling legend Larry “The Axe” Hennig (76).
– Below is the latest episode of WWE’s Are You Serious, with Josh Matthews and “Road Dogg” BG James looking back at some forgettable moments in wrestling history:
– 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)
— Madusa, who formerly appeared as Alundra Blayze for WWE, posted a photo on Facebook of a royalty check she recently received from her former employer. Her image post, which has since been deleted, suggested she received $305,563.46 for appearing on video releases sold between October 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. She clarified the matter Tuesday night on Twitter by revealing that she actually received a small amount of compensation.
“Just to clear up the the royalty posting From WWE to me…. 1) i am not a liar it did come to me… Lol 2). It is the correct amount and did I post THAT was my total take? NO! Like any other entertainment company I got very little. However I am still making nice royalty checks, thank u WWE,” she wrote.
It is likely that the displayed monetary figures is WWE’s total revenue from the video titles during the three month period.
— WWE.com has released a new online game called “WWE’s Greatest Catches.” The description reads: “Throughout history, WWE Superstars have caught opponents off-guard with moves that must be seen to be believed. But which ring warrior made the greatest catch inside the squared circle? Choose now and play “WWE’s Greatest Catches,” one of two great new games brought to you by “Deadliest Catch” and Discovery Channel.”
— WWE officials were “thrilled” that Raw events trended on Twitter during the West Coast airing on USA Network Monday night. It was something that had never been done before.
— WWE released footage Thursday night of SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia’s wardrobe mishap at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Columbus, Ohio—her shoe strap broke as she made her ring entrance. The video features audio of WWE announcer Michael Cole crowing hysterically at Garcia’s plight.
— Madusa, who formerly competed as Alundra Blayze for WWE, pondered Thursday night on Facebook whether she should attend WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami, Florida. She tweeted:
“Many celebs showing up for Wrestle Mania….I wonder if I should…………”
— Former WWE Superstar John Morrison appears at The Wrestling Guy?Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet/Space H5 13963 Alondra Blvd Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 on April 15 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
— The March 12, 2012 episode of Raw SuperShow featuring The Rock concert and The Undertaker confronting Shawn Michaels posted a 3.27 cable rating compared to 3.25 the week before.
Viewership was at its highest since the Raw following the Royal Rumble as the program averaged 4,820,000 viewers over the course of two hours. Viewership increased during the second hour as Raw averaged 4,970,000 viewers compared to 4,670,000 in the first.
— Madusa, who formerly competed as Alundra Blayze for WWE in the mid-1990s, continues to taunt Beth Phoenix over her possession of the Women’s Championship she infamously trashed on a 1995 episode of WCW Monday Nitro.
“Looky what I still have… The belt my dear …Get your eyes back on the belt!!” she wrote on Facebook Monday night with a photo enclosed of the belt around her waist.
Madusa became riled up after The Glamazon stated on Twitter last week, “Combing the world for competition. Who dares enter my ring????” She responded, “Do we really need to go there again?? After WM …. It begins.”
– Former WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior asked his Twitter followers on Sunday to name their favorite Ultimate Warrior moment at WrestleMania. WWE Champion CM Punk took part in the session and answered “Warrior vs Savage.”
– Madusa, who formerly competed for WWE as Alundra Blayze, revealed Saturday on Facebook that she was recently contacted by her former employer. Regarding this, both F4WOnline.com and PWInsider.com speculate that she was among the huge number of former talent invited to take part in interviews for upcoming WWE Network features. WWE will be filming several interviews in the week leading up to WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami, Florida.
– Former WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior asked his Twitter followers on Sunday to name their favorite Ultimate Warrior moment at WrestleMania. WWE Champion CM Punk took part in the session and answered “Warrior vs Savage.”
– Reports of Hunico appearing in place of Epico as Primo’s tag team partner at Friday’s Raw live event at Toronto’s Ricoh Coliseum are incorrect as SLAM! Wrestling published photos of Epico at the show.
– Two-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion Nunzio turns 40 years old Monday while former WWE Diva Nidia turns 33.
— 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.
– John Cena has paid off the tax lien against his Florida home. According to documents filed in Hillsborough County Florida, a roofing company claimed Cena owed them $15,214.92 for work they performed.
— A press conference Thursday to kick off WWE’s first-ever live event tour in Abu Dhabi “turned chaotic” when Kane attacked John Cena, according to WWE.com. Cena, however, put The Big Red Monster through a table in front of members of the media.
Video and photos of the incident are available here.
— Through Twitter, Marco Corleone has been lobbying Alex Koslov (a/k/a Peter Orlov) to return to EMLL following his release from WWE last week.
— Matches airing on today’s episode of WWE Superstars on WWE.com are Johnny Curtis vs. Yoshi Tatsu, Heath Slater vs. Justin Gabriel, Jack Swagger vs. Santino Marella and tag team action pitting Epico and Primo against JTG and Michael McGillicutty.
— In today’s birthdays, Shelly Martinez turns 32 years old while Madusa turns 49.
— SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia’s husband Chris Jozeph stated during last week’s AfterBuzzTV.com post-show for Raw that Evan Bourne had entered a rehab facility when the topic of tag team partner Kofi Kingston’s match against The Miz was discussed. Jozeph stated on tonight’s show that he was misinformed as Bourne did not actually enter rehab. He attributed the misinformation to “dirt sheets” and apologized for the error.
Bourne, whose real name is Matthew Korklan, is currently serving a sixty-day suspension for his second violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program.
— Madusa, who has said that she would like to defend the WWF Women’s Championship she unceremoniously trashed during a 1995 episode of WCW Monday Nitro against Beth Phoenix, continues to berate “The Glamazon” through Twitter. The women’s wrestling legend insists that Beth “fight like a champ” if they meet.
Madusa wrote, “Bite me, pull my hair, whip me w/ the strap but make damn sure @TheBethPhoenix u fight like a champ and not a pussy diva!!”
Madusa revealed last week that she remains in possession of the WWF Women’s Championship she unceremoniously trashed during a 1995 episode of WCW Monday Nitro and that she’d like to defend it against Beth Phoenix. The legendary women’s wrestler tweeted an image of herself wearing the belt with a challenge to Phoenix reading “Are u woman enough?”
Madusa has continued taunting the WWE Divas Champion via Twitter. She wrote again to “The Glamazon,” “You will be the only one with mud on your face… And everyone laughing!”
Phoenix responded, “Bring the hate. It fuels me. #divaschampionforever.”
Madusa than vowed to take her Divas Championship.
She wrote, “No hate…only love when I stomp that ass and take the diva title too! Let the schooling begin!”
Former WWE Women’s Champion Madusa who wrestled in WWE during the “New Generation” mid-90’s era as Alundra Blaze, says she wants to wrestle Beth Phoenix for the WWE Womens championship that she threw in the trash on Monday Nitro in one of the more memorable moments of the Monday Night War.
Madusa, who still owns that championship belt, says she wants to wrestle Beth Phoenix for it to crown the true women’s wrestling champion.
She admits that Beth may be the best women’s wrestler today, but says WWE is “stifling her” from reaching her true potential.
— Eve Torres posted a message on Twitter apparently in response to Madusa saying she should stay out of the ring and stick to modeling after watching her compete against Beth Phoenix at Sunday’s Vengeance pay-per-view.
Torres wrote, “To answer some questions I have received, having a couple of photoshoots doesn’t make you a “model”. I was never a model. My degree is in engineering, & I pursued dance professionally for a while. Now I’m a WWE Diva & not going anywhere anytime soon. Deal with it!”
Though Torres says she is not a model, she lists herself as one in her Twitter bio: “Double-U Double-U EEEE Diiiiiva. Def: An athlete, actress, model, performer, traveler, public speaker, philanthropist, and a hard workin’ woman!”
— WWE Classics On Demand is currently running a video package highlighting Paul Bearer’s career prior to select shows. Bearer, in character though without his hair dyed, appears following the package and plugs the video on demand service.
— Caryn Mower, who in 2000 briefly appeared as Stephanie McMahon’s personal trainer Muffy, now works a stuntwoman. She is filming stunts this week for the upcoming ABC comedy-drama series GCB, starring Kristen Chenoweth.
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Madusa, who brought the WWE Women’s Championship back to prominence in the 1990s, gave her thoughts on her former employer’s Vengeance pay-per-view event on Facebook.
The wrestler formerly known as Alundra Blayze commented on the Divas Championship bout between Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres. She has high praise for “The Glamazon,” but not her opponent.
“Well I wish I would of met Beth during my days…she really needs some great talent to be able for her to shine…. as in my days this was my problem as well… again great talent, Beth and no one to wrestle…she’s believable,” she writes.
“Eve needs to keep modeling…awesome looking girl in the ring… should not be there.. just saying.”
Madusa adds that she would love to drop “the REAL WWE/WWF title” to Phoenix. “What a great match that would be,” she says.
Upon seeing Kevin Nash make a surprise appearance at Vengeance, the women’s wrestling great vented on her former colleague’s real-life character.
She wrote, “Something about Kevin Nash on WWE stinks……I bet if Stephanie had a twin he would be all up in that.. and no disrespect to steph….Nash always seems to hurt people…..in the ring and out…..
“and by the way…. that is just how the man brain thinks… you guys are too funny… but love ya guys… Nash is a very manipulative guy…he works his silver tongue to his advantage….he should of been a sit down comedian.. he’s good, and i have no grudges….. on any of my co workers…just experience.”
— Former WWE Divas Champion Jillian Hall responded to comments regarding her shift in weight after appearing noticeably heavier at an independent wrestling show and autograph signing on Saturday.
“Yeah… I gained some weight! Forgive me for being pregnant then being depressed,” Hall wrote. “Guess I was right about not wanting to come back so quickly.”
Hall announced in March that she had suffered a miscarriage fourteen weeks into her pregnancy.
— Former women’s wrestling champion Madusa (a/k/a Debrah Miceli) wed her fiancée of six months this past Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee. She had the wedding broadcast online.
— Former WWE talent Maria Kanellis and Angela Fong (a/k/a Savannah) are advertised to appear at the Frank & Son Collectible Show in City of Industry, California on Saturday, August 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Visit www.frankandsonshow.com for more information.
— Mick Foley, who was revealed as the Network Consultant tonight on Spike TV, announced during the telecast that show is being renamed iMPACT! Wrestling. He added that it’s a show “about wrestling.”
To reflect the name change, TNA Wrestling re-designed their official website with new graphics and the tagline, “Wrestling Matters Here.” The domain name ImpactWrestling.com was also activated, although it redirects to TNAWrestling.com.
T-Shirts featuring the Impact Wrestling logo are now available via ShopTNA.com.
— Chyna was revealed tonight as Kurt Angle’s mystery partner for his Mixed Tag Match against Jeff and Karen Jarrett at TNA Sacrifice. The former WWE Diva was a top trending topic on Twitter immediately following her TNA debut.
Multi-time women’s wrestling champion Madusa, who rarely acknowledges TNA, commented on Chyna’s debut on the micro-blogging site.
She wrote, “Ok here is the deal I turned on the television and bam! TNA thought for a minute and kept it on…. Saw a few old friends brought back some great memories and bam! Frick’n chyna…awesome.”
“Then nearly an erection when i saw beer money….HOT! OK me and beer money and then…chyna.”