Former WWE & NXT Superstar Mason Ryan is now working as a performer for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. He performs as the ‘chief archer’ in the cirque show KA based out of the MGM Grand hotel.
He tweeted the following this week showing off his impressive makeup work, which he applies himself for each performance.
https://twitter.com/MasonTheManiac/status/684463856056274944/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Former WWE Superstar Mason Ryan recently spoke with Tom Feaheny about his run with WWE and more. Below are some highlights of the interview.
On his run in the WWE: “It was a dream come true, moving to America and living the American lifestyle and on top of that being able to do what I’ve dreamt of on TV in front of millions of people of TV and thousands of people in stadiums all over the world, was hard to describe, I loved it it was everything I dreamed of and more.”
On the differences wrestling on the indie scene and in the WWE: “The indie scene is different to the WWE, your lucky with the WWE, everything is taken care for you, your flights, merchandise, all the shows are lined up. Wrestling is always wrestling, it’s something that I love, it’s an art form and I love to have people come along and enjoy the shows, the biggest difference is there is a lot more on me to organize stuff.”
On if he’s interested in going back to WWE or Impact Wrestling: “I’d consider it, I’d be crazy not to, but I’ve enjoyed traveling the world, I’ve been in Japan, I’m going to Germany and France then going to America, then going back to Japan, my schedule is pretty busy, it’s kind of non-stop, but obviously Impact Wrestling is a great company and WWE is the biggest wrestling company in the world, so the door is 100 percent open.”
Check out the complete interview audio above.
Former WWE NXT Star Mason Ryan recently appeared on the RCWR Show. Here are the highlights of what he said about:
Winning The FCW Championship: “It was all quite a whirlwind to be honest with you. I was wrestling in the U.K, got signed and just flew over here. I’m just a small town boy from a very small town in Wells, grew up there most of my life… seen most of the world. Coming over here was a big experience for me, it was a complete change of life and everything. I just remember fondly those times in FCW when I first came over here that everything was just so new and exciting for me. Got to work with some great people with Dr. Tom, Norman Smiley, Steve Kern down there. A lot of great guys came from there and it happened so quickly. It really was a whirlwind. I remember the night clearly, we were in a three way… it was Alex Riley and the now Fandango. I can’t remember the match too much, I just remember afterwards holding the the Florida heavyweight championship and looking at it—I was in awe of it because of the history and everything that went with that it as it meant a lot to me. It was an awesome experience.”
His WWE RAW Debut In January 2011: “To start off with that night was amazing. I only found out that day what was happening. I heard rumors and suggestions that I was going to join beforehand. When I was told that day I’d be doing what I was doing I was very excited as it just blew me away. To be interfering in CM Punk and John Cena’s match on Monday Night Raw was massive. It was actually in January and I was in my first year with the company. That wasn’t my first year with the company as I got here in January (the previous year before his Raw debut) and then the following year I made my debut. That was a phenomenal experience. I remember waiting beforehand cause I came in through the crowd just waiting and looking around, seeing the crowd cause the match was going on. Knowing I was going to be a part of this in a few seconds at that time was just fantastic. I was just kind of looking around thinking how great it was. It was an unbelievable experience, standing on that apron and having the eyes of the world on me and be a part of what those guys were doing and to go on to be in Nexus was awesome.
No Vignettes For His Debut: “There was no vignettes, I think it was pretty cool that they did what they did like that to just have me come from nowhere. It was kind of like no one really knew anything about me. I’d been down in FCW but no one really knew about Mason Ryan or anything about me. So just to come out like that and be the unknown and have that surprise aspect and kind of shock people was kind of a good way to it.”
Working With CM Punk: “There’s not many guys like him around. To be under his wing and have him around lots of time as we traveled together, just to be around him was awesome. He’s such a big star, just the way he carries himself and his matches. That was another huge thing as on the live events we got to be a ringside for a lot of these main events like with him and John Cena and stuff. We got to witness first hand as we had the best seats in the house watching, learning and seeing what these guys do and watching two people at the top of their of game. CM Punk is what what he puts out there, he is the best in the world, he’s phenomenal in the ring and on the mic. To be around him and witness how he does stuff was—you don’t get much of a better experience than that.”
If Punk Ever Offered Him Advice: “Yeah, he was always great. A lot of times we’d drive together and stuff and he’d ask us if we had any questions like me, Joe, who’s know Curtis Axel, Dave Otunga. We’d have other matches on the card and then he’d ask us how it went. Anytime we had any questions or sometimes he’d ask us if we had any questions for him, he always had time to answer questions and help us out which is great cause I’m sure he had a lot on his plate. Being a top guy in this business, there’s a lot of demands and you’re quite busy. So to have time for us all the time was really cool of him.”
If He Thinks CM Punk Will Return To WWE: “Hard for me to say really because I was back with NXT at that point. I wasn’t in the locker room so I can’t really tell you the feeling or whatever. I don’t know with this business it’s impossible to work anything out because it’s such an unpredictable business. I don’t anyone would have thought he’d walk away to start off with if you asked two years ago. Who knows in two years time or two months time what can happen you know. I personally have no idea.”
Working With Bray Wyatt (As Husky Harris In Nexus): “I’ve known Bray a long time. He was there when I first got to FCW. I always got along great with him, he’s a good guy. There was a group of us there that go out and have fun and he was one of those guys. I’ve known him a while and he’s a really cool guy to be around. I remember when him and Curtis Axel debuted with New Nexus, that was quite crazy seeing what they were doing and then to put of it myself alongside him and that. That night when he got punted we really didn’t know if that was the end for him or what ever. Turns out they didn’t but he went away and reinvented himself like I don’t think anyone has. To come back with the Bray Wyatt character that he has now which is phenomenal! To see the interviews he does, promos are unbelievable, they blow you away that there that good. Very cool to watch cause I came back down a little a bit after he was working on his character, just to see the development of it over months and months and what he put into it was really cool to see. He deserves all the success he gets.”
Is He Surprised In Bray Wyatt’s Transformation From Husky Harris? “Yeah that’s quite a u-turn isn’t it? I don’t think he himself expected that. I don’t think there’s any chance that when he got kicked in the head by Randy Orton that night that he’d come back and be Bray Wyatt. Have this cult following and be this mega star that he’s going to be…to see it from my viewpoint was just so cool because you get to see a little bit more. I was at WrestleMania this year and just to see him against John Cena — I can’t remember who it was but I just turned to someone and said he’s one of us and he’s there. I was so happy to see him there.”
Did WWE Pull The Plug On Nexus Too Early? “I don’t know. There was a few things going on at the time. Punk was our guy but he was involved in other angles. I guess it could have been a blow off but at the same time I always liked what we did. I always enjoyed the storylines and angles we were in. I can’t really say too much because I always think that they (WWE creative) know what they are doing. I wouldn’t say so to be honest.”
Developing A Leaner, More Athletic Body: “When I was on the main roster involved with Nexus I wasn’t wrestling as much, it was a lot of bodyguard type stuff. I put quite a bit of size on, it was close to 300lbs or maybe a bit more at one point. I wasn’t doing as much cardio and stuff like that. Then when I came back down I realized the size looked good but it wasn’t that practical. I wanted to be more of an athlete and be able to move and be athletic rather than just a big, bulkie guy who couldn’t move and just looked good. Still to this day I work on a lot on my athleticism, my agility, flexibility and all that stuff is important to me. It was a constant change in my part to improve myself. I kind of saw as well that times have changed these days. Obviously everything evolves and the product evolves, it’s more of an athletic product these days. Just being big and immobile isn’t suitable for today’s product. I saw a need for change and I wanted to change myself for the better to make myself a better performer.”
His WWE Release: “First and foremost I don’t know if anyone follows me on Twitter but I released a statement saying I had four great years in the WWE. I’ll be forever thankful for what they did to me. My experience in the last four years has been incredible. I’m just a small town boy from a little town in Wells, grew up there all my life. Just through luck got into wrestling and before I knew it I got a contract with the biggest wrestling company in the world and got to come over to America. I absolutely love it over it here. I’m very proud to be Welsh but this has become my second home and this is where I’ll be living. I’m so thankful for that and to get the chance to entertain the audiences and be part of this great, great industry we love so much. To travel the world on top of that on their dime and get paid for it was just—sometimes when I think about how lucky I was it’s just mind-blowing. I think it was just one of those things where I’d been there for four years and they didn’t really have anything for me and couldn’t see much for me at present. I left with the door wide open. I left with a lot of good relationships with everyone there as everyone was always so good to me. I have no reason not to leave that way. That was that and now I’m just concentrating on the future as all I can do is work hard and be me and try to be the best I can be and you know what? I’m looking forward to what the future holds and going down different avenues, trying different things, being part of the indie scene and hopefully traveling the world again and going to places I haven’t been. Obviously I love the WWE dearly and I loved being part of it but now it’s own to a new chapter.”
If He Would Wrestle For TNA: “Yeah well obviously I’m now a free agent. I’m going to be in this business, it ruins in my blood. I love it and I love being part of it so yeah I’m absolutely open to any offers. I have no idea what the future holds for me but like I said I’m a free agent right now.”
– There has been talk in WWE about taping NXT television every two weeks instead of every four weeks, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The upside of taping every other week is that the shows would be ‘fresher’ and crowds would not get burnt out by sitting through four weeks of tapings. The downside is that production costs would increase and the tapings do not bring in much revenue for WWE.
– Mason Ryan’s recent release from WWE NXT surprised some people, because he was generally well-liked, had a very impressive look and was from the UK (Wales), which would have been a draw when the company tours overseas. That said, his ring work was not progressing fast enough and the company apparently decided it was better to free up space at developmental.
– Former WWE NXT star Mason Ryan is now accepting bookings at welsh.warrior@outlook.com.
– Speaking of NXT, former star Garrett Dylan, who is the son of actor Kris Kristofferson, returned from injury at the NXT event last night in Orlando. He worked as Captain Comic of the Adam Rose “Rosebuds” group this week, losing to Camacho in singles action. He lost to Travis Tyler at the non-televised live event on Friday night.
– Mason Ryan, who was just recently released from WWE, is already scheduled for his first post-WWE appearance. Ryan is booked to appear at the Pro Wrestling Syndicate Supercard event on Saturday, June 7th in Rahway, New Jersey.
– Below is the latest edition of SmackDown Fallout, which features WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E.
The following is a statement from Mason Ryan on his recent release from WWE:
“After four great years with the WWE, as of today I am no longer with the company. I enjoyed every second of my time there, met some great people and got to entertain audiences all over the world! I am very thankful for the opportunity I was given, but now I move on to another chapter of my life. I’m going to work as hard and have the same hunger and attitude I always have, which is the desire to be the very best! This definitely isn’t the end, in fact it’s just a new beginning and I look forward to the future and all that it brings!
I am still going to be wrestling, and I’m available for shows and conventions, please contact me at welsh.warrior@outlook.com for any bookings.
Thank you everyone for the support!”
As previously reported, WWE released five NXT talents earlier this week. Those five talents were Mason Ryan, Raquel Diaz (aka Shaul Guerrero), Shara, Danny Burch and Oliver Grey.
According to one source, several other WWE developmental talents are concerned about the possibility of being released. There have been rumors of additional releases within the developmental system, although nothing has been confirmed and no specific names are rumored at this point in time.
(Credit: F4WOnline.com)
As previously reported, WWE released five NXT talents earlier this week. Those five talents were Mason Ryan, Raquel Diaz (aka Shaul Guerrero), Shara, Danny Burch and Oliver Grey. Of those five, two have made public comments about their release.
Danny Burch tweeted the following:
Had a great 2 years. Here's to the next chapter of Martin Sone/Danny Burch
— Martin Stone (@WWEDannyBurch) April 30, 2014
Oliver Grey tweeted the following:
Thank you for all the messages today…I will be sad to say goodbye but I leave with no bad feelings and excitement for the future
— Oliver Grey (@NXTOliverGrey) April 30, 2014
WWE has released Danny Burch, Oliver Grey, Mason Ryan, Shara and Raquel Diaz (aka Shaul Guerrero) from their developmental system.
The majority of those talents were European wrestlers, while Diaz is the daughter of Eddie Guerrero and Vickie Guerrero, and at one point was featured prominently on the NXT roster.
The following are results for the WWE NXT episodes that will air on May 1st, May 8th, May 15th and May 22nd. All four episodes were taped on Thursday night at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
Dark Match
– Alexander Rusev def. an unknown wrestler in a dark match to open up the tapings.
Spoiler Results for May 1, 2014
– Tyson Kidd def. Bo Dallas in the first television match of the evening.
– Sasha Banks (with Charlotte) def. Bayley in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Adam Rose def. Danny Burch. After the match, Camacho appeared during Rose’s big after-match party.
– Natalya def. Layla in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Mojo Rawley def. Oliver Grey. After the match, Aiden English came out and cut a promo on Rawley.
– Adrian Neville def. Brodus Clay in a no-disqualification match to retain the NXT Championship in a what that served as the main event for this episode.
Spoiler Results for May 8, 2014
– This show kicks off with Triple H in the ring for a promo. He talks about how NXT is the future and is taking over wrestling. He pushes the NXT Takeover special, which will take place live on the WWE Network on May 29th. Additionally, he announces a battle royal to determine the new number one contender to the NXT Championship.
– Charlotte def. Emma in a second round match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Kalisto & El Locale (Ricardo Rodriguez under a mask) def. The Legionnaires (Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louise).
– Camacho def. Captain Comic from Adam Rose’s party group. After the match, Camacho came out and had a confrontation with Rose.
– Alexa Bliss def. Alicia Fox in another match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Next up was the battle royal announced by Triple H earlier in the show to crown the new number one contender to the NXT Championship. The participants were Xavier Woods, Brodus Clay, Baron Corbin, Curt Hawkins, Aiden English, Jason Jordan, Danny Burch, Oliver Grey, Marcus Louise, Sylvester Lefort, Big Cass, Camacho, Mason Ryan, Kalisto, El Local, Mojo Rawley, Sami Zayn, Yoshi Tatsu, Tyler Breeze, Bo Dallas and Tyson Kidd. In the end, Breeze, Zayn and Kidd were the final three and all were eliminated at the same time. This leads to Triple H coming back out and announcing that the three will compete in a triple-threat match to determine the official number one contender to the title.
– The Ascension def. Buddy Murphy and an unknown wrestler in the main event of this episode.
For results of the May 15, 2014 edition of WWE NXT TV, as well as the May 22, 2014 edition of the show, click ahead to page two …
– As previously reported, there is a movement on Twitter to encourage fans to “hijack” WWE events, including Monday’s RAW in Chicago, Illinois. Apparently WWE is well aware of the movement, and is preparing accordingly.
– WWE debuted new Sin Cara and Cesaro t-shirts this weekend. Both are available right now at WWEShop.com.
– Speaking of movements, the anti-Batista chant movement has continued this weekend. Apparently during Mason Ryan’s match at the NXT taping on Friday night, fans were chanting “better than Batista” at him. Later in the show, during Bo Dallas’s match, fans chanted “worse than Batista” at him.
Here are some more notes from last night’s WWE NXT Arrival event:
– New NXT Champion Adrian Neville tweeted the following after his match with Bo Dallas:
YOUR NEW NXT CHAMPION. Thank you to EVERYONE who supported along the way. An amazing night I'll always remember. #NXTArrival
— BASTARD (@BASTARDPAC) February 28, 2014
– NXT Women’s Champion Page and Emma tweeted the following after their match last night:
https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/439423152742223873
#NXTArRIVAL has ended but the memories will last a lifetime! @RealPaigeWWE thanks for a hell of a fight! #EMMAlution #WWE #NXT #DIVA
— Tenille Dashwood (@TenilleDashwood) February 28, 2014
– Most of the NXT roster watched the show at a separate auditorium at Full Sail University due to the lack of space backstage in the NXT Arena.
– Sylvestor Lefort noted on Twitter that his neck was sore after the dark match against Mason Ryan.
– Here’s an early preview for tonight’s WWE RAW from Richmond, Virginia:
– WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will be undergoing surgery on his elbow soon and is currently off the road not traveling with the WWE crew to live events.
– WWE superstar Mason Ryan, who has been training at developmental for the past several months, worked this past weekend’s WWE live event from Lakeland, Florida. Ryan worked as a babyface and squashed Brad Maddox.
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Here are some live notes from Friday night’s WWE NXT live event from Immokalee, Florida:
– WWE Superstar Damien Sandow was there and cut a promo trashing the NXT locker room.
– Mason Ryan, who has not been on WWE television in several months, defeated Dante Dash at the show.
– El Generico (without his mask) teamed with Kassius Ohno, losing to the team of Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.
– Injured WWE Superstar Alex Riley tweeted this week that he’s begun lifting weight again as he trains for his upcoming return to the ring. He’s been out of action since September when he underwent knee and elbow surgery.
Riley Riley has been working out another WWE superstar who hasn’t been on television much in recent months, Mason Ryan. The two of them have been using the hashtag “#RebuildTheRareBreed” to refer to their workouts.
– WWE champion CM Punk teased on Twitter a few weeks ago that he’ll be making a guest appearance on a popular television show, but said he’d have to clear it with WWE before he could reveal what the show was.
There’s a rumor going around that the show will be AMC’s popular “Walking Dead” zombie show. CM Punk has tweeted about how much he loves the show.
* FLOYD MAYWEATHER Agrees To Box 50 CENT – Billionaire Puts Up $10 Million For The Fight!
– After Monday’s Raw broadcast at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, went off the air, Sheamus recovered from his pinfall loss to CM Punk to challenge Big Show to a Last Man Standing Match. The World’s Largest Athlete refused to participate in the match, saying it wouldn’t fair for Sheamus and that the audience didn’t deserve to see him wrestle. The two brawled after Sheamus called Big Show “yellow,” with the bout culminating with a Brogue Kick.
– Randy Orton was among the lumberjacks advertised in WWE’s promotional graphic on Raw for the CM Punk vs. Sheamus match, but did not appear. Orton noted on Twitter in the morning that production for 12 Rounds: Reloaded in Vancouver, British Columbia, wrapped up the night before. Orton will be on hand for tonight’s SmackDown taping in Providence, Rhode Island.
Meanwhile, Mason Ryan, who has not appeared on WWE television since May, resurfaced during the match as a lumberjack.
– Betty Skaaland, widow of late WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Skaaland, was seated in the front row at Monday’s Raw. Also in attendance was Jionni Lavalle, boyfriend of WrestleMania celebrity Snooki, and players from the New York Giants and the New York Jets.
(source: PWInsider.com)
– Mason Ryan, who has not appeared on WWE programming since May, resurfaces on this week’s edition of Santino Marella’s Foreign Exchange. Plus, Marella recruits Yoshi Tatsu and Johnny Curtis to devise “the perfect plan” to finally touch Michael McGillicutty’s beard.
– Via Twitter, John “Bradshaw” Layfield denied an online report that he will commentate Monday’s Raw at East Rutherford, New Jersey. He subsequently noted on Facebook that he will call the following night’s SmackDown taping in Providence, Rhode Island.
– The official WWE website has published new photos of Cameron and Naomi, The Funkadactyls.
– As reported earlier this week, Dustin “Goldust” Runnels has been from his job as a WWE producer/gent. After rumblings that his release was related to an “incident” at a recent SmackDown taping, the F4W Newsletter is reporting that Goldust booked a dangerous, high-impact spot at the SmackDown two weeks ago, where Yoshi Tatsu took a double-team powerbomb from Titus O’Neil and Darren Young.
– The official theme song for WWE’s Over the Limit pay-per-view is “War of Change” by the band Thousand Foot Krutch.
– To follow up on the news of Mason Ryan acting as Dolph Ziggler’s bodyguard at this past weekend’s live events, the current plan is for Mason Ryan to be aligned with Abraham Washington’s new All World talent agency and for Ziggler to remain with Vickie Guerrero and Jack Swagger.
(Sources: f4wonline.com, pwinsider.com)
– WWE wants to know what actions fans think the Board of Directors should should take against Brock Lesnar and John Laurinaitis. Tweet your message (and any other storyline suggestions…) with the hashtag #DearWWEBoard.
– Mason Ryan worked as Dolph Ziggler’s bodyguard over the weekend at WWE live events. While it’s not definite that he will be aligned with Ziggler on television, Mason Ryan was shown backstage on RAW along side Abraham Washington’s All World Talent Agency as they watched Ziggler’s match against Kofi Kingston.
Speaking of AW, he tweeted after RAW that he’s decided to hold off on invoking the WWE Tag Team Title rematch clause of Primo and Epico:
“#WWE Being the Mastermind that I am, I’ve chosen to not invoke my clients rematch clause as of yet. Only when the time is right.. #SunTzu”
AW also talked up All World:
“#AllWorld is the definition of #ELitism We are like the first stroke of the Mona Lisa.. The beginning of greatness.”
— Beth Phoenix and Sheamus spoke to SportsTownChicago.com last week promoting Extreme Rules. In the ranks of WWE Divas over the years, The Glamazon is asked where she would rank herself.
“I would have to rank myself absolutely number one because I am. I’ve achieved more than any other WWE Diva in the past,” she says. “I’m a four-time champion. The second female to ever compete in the Royal Rumble, amongst many, many other accolades… Diva of the Year. You name it, I’ve done it, so I would put myself number one.”
Sheamus also reveals how he plans to stay on top with his latest title reign.
— Matches taped Monday night in Dayton, Ohio for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars were:
* Dolph Ziggler vs. Mason Ryan
* Michael McGillicutty vs. Zack Ryder
WWE developmental wrestler Dean Ambrose beat Alex Riley in a pre-show dark match.
— WWE aired a vignette on Monday’s Raw Supershow promoting a character by the name Lord Tensai. The person in question is Matthew Bloom, who previously competed for the organization as Prince Albert, Albert and A-Train. Bloom achieved great success in Japan after parting ways with WWE in 2004, having won the IWGP Tag Team Championship with Karl Anderson on two occasions as well as the GHC Tag Team Championship in Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Through Twitter, Bloom denied online reports over the weekend that he had signed a contract to return to WWE.
— Matches taped Monday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:
* Alex Riley and Mason Ryan vs. Epico and Primo (accompanied by Rosa Mendes)
* Natalya and Tamina vs. Beth Phoenix and Eve
Brodus Clay beat Michael McGillicutty in a pre-show dark match. The bout lasted approximately two minutes.
— During a phone interview with WWE.com Thursday, Shawn Michaels lost his composure when faced with pointed questions pertaining to Triple H and The Undertaker’s Hell in a Cell Match at WrestleMania XXVIII.
After being asked “If Triple H wins at WrestleMania, will he be better than you?” Michaels grew increasingly incensed in his response, saying he is the best in-ring performer ever and that he cannot help that the spotlight falls on him whenever he shows up. Before hanging up, he tells the WWE.com interviewer to leave him alone in his retired life.
— Thanks to interference from Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks drew a victory over Mason Ryan on this week’s episode of WWE Superstars. It is his first televised singles victory since the March 17, 2011 WWE Superstars, where he beat JTG.
Other matches featured include Alex Riley vs. Michael McGillicutty and Jinder Mahal vs. Justin Gabriel. The episode is available here.
— WWE developmental wrestler Corey Graves (a/k/a Sterling James Keenan) turns 28 years old Friday.
— Tuesday’s SuperSmackDown LIVE! show featuring a Champion vs. Champion match between WWE Champion CM Punk and World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan garnered a 1.7 rating with 2,326,000 viewers.
It is SmackDown‘s lowest rating since the September 16, 2011 show, which drew a 1.78.
— Following her actions involving John Cena and Zack Ryder on Monday’s Raw SuperShow, Eve has turned over a new leaf. She wrote to Zack Ryder today on Twitter, “I miss you.”
— WWE.com is advertising a match between Justin Gabriel and Jinder Mahal for today’s episode of WWE Superstars. Other bouts taking place include Alex Riley vs. Michael McGillicutty and Mason Ryan vs. Tyler Reks.
— Mike Sydal, brother of WWE Superstar Evan Bourne, turns 28 years old today.
source: PWInsider.com
— WWE.com has posted this week’s episode of WWE Superstars and it is highlighted by United States Champion Jack Swagger forcing Mason Ryan to tap out to the Ankle lock.
Ryan had not lost a televised singles match via pinfall or submission in nearly a year. His last such loss took place on the March 14, 2011 Raw to Randy Orton.
Other matches are Superstars include Aksana vs. Maxine and WWE Tag Team Champions Epico and Primo vs. Alex Riley and Santino Marella. The episode is available here.
— News of Chris Hero’s FCW ring name caused a surge online among wrestling fans Thursday as Kassius Ohno briefly trended on Twitter not to mention that the official Florida Championship Wrestling website slowed to a crawl for hours.
— WWE developmental wrestler Byron Saxton has resumed competing following shoulder surgery, reports the Wrestling Globe Newsletter.