The latest Michael Cole weekly sit-down interview, which once again features WWE COO Triple H, is now online.
During their discussion this week, “The Game” talks to WWE’s lead announcer about next week’s “season premiere” of WWE RAW, the ongoing drama between The Bella Twins, John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar II at the WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view and more.
You can watch the complete Michael Cole and HHH interview above.
It was announced on this week’s edition of WWE RAW, which took place in Des Moines, Iowa, that on next week’s show an invitation has been extended to Michael Sam to appear.
Michael Sam is the first openly gay player in NFL history, a player that was cut recently from the league. The announce team of Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL noted during Monday’s RAW that if Michael Sam accepts WWE’s invitation to appear on RAW, they will give him an “open mic” and allow him to tell his side of the story.
Next week’s edition of WWE RAW emanates from Baltimore, Maryland.
WWE.com announced that WWE broadcaster Tom Phillips is the latest addition to the weekly WWE SmackDown announce team.
Phillips will join the SmackDown announce team, which consists of Michael Cole and JBL.
“It was incredible to do that in front of the WWE Universe here in Phoenix,” Phillips told WWE.com after this week’s SmackDown taping had concluded. “They are loud, they are having a blast. Sitting out there with Michael Cole and JBL, they’re pretty intense, but it was fun, man. I was a little nervous, but it was fun.”
For more information, check out the complete article over at WWE.com.
WWE has added the latest Michael Cole weekly sit-down interview to their official YouTube channel.
Cole’s guest this week — Dolph Ziggler — talks about his lifelong history with The Miz and their upcoming WWE Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam.
You can watch the complete Cole-Ziggler interview above.
WWE held its annual Battleground pay-per-view last night. It was the second incarnation of the event and featured a total of six matches on the actual card and two additional matches on the pre-show.
On paper, the event looked more than solid and seemed like it would be one of the best shows of the year. Things quickly took a turn for the worse, however, and the WWE dropped a massive turd on its fans last night. The event was clearly slopped together and featured some of the laziest storytelling fans will ever encounter.
Lana and Rusev received some serious heat last night after referencing the recent Malaysia Airlines crash. It will be interesting to see if the WWE takes a step back after receiving criticism from multiple news outlets.
The company also pulled a total bait and switch on fans that paid to see the event. The most anticipated match of the night for many was Seth Rollins squaring off with former Shield partner Dean Ambrose. Prior to the event, the match had been heavily advertised and was clearly one of the main reasons fans were tuning in.
Instead of holding the match, however, Triple H cancelled the contest and threw Dean Ambrose out of the building, eventually awarding the victory to Seth Rollins due to forfeit. Fans were expecting an absolute classic of a matchup, but instead were treated to a few backstage brawl segments that were nothing special, and amounted to the same thing fans can see for free each week on Raw.
Last night, the WWE basically told the fans that this matchup was too good to take place at a crummy pay-per-view such as Battleground and will be saved for SummerSlam. Honestly, fans should feel cheated after what they saw with the Ambrose/Rollins program last night.
The latest edition of the Triple H and Michael Cole weekly sit-down interview series has been added to the official WWE YouTube channel.
Check out the above video to hear “The Game” talk about the possibility of Sting joining WWE, as well as what his “plan C” for this Sunday’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view is.
– The Big Show will be returning to WWE television later this month. He’s been away taping the WWE Studios film Vendetta.
– WWE is sending several top stars to the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con event later this mont onOn Thursday, July 24th.
At 10:15 am, Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan, Paul Heyman and Michael Cole will be hosting a panel to promote the WWE Network and WWE’s Mattel toy line.
At 7 pm, WWE Studios will host a panel to promote See No Evil 2 and Leprechaun: Origins. Kane and directors Jen and Sylvia Soska will talk about See No Evil 2, while , Hornswoggle and director Zach Lipovsky talk Leprechaun.
With The Authority “on vacation” this week, Chris Jericho sat down with Michael Cole for his weekly one-on-one interview at WWE.com.
Jericho talks about his decision to return to WWE and hyped his feud with Bray Wyatt heading into their upcoming match at this month’s Battleground, as well as his match against Randy Orton, which takes place on Friday’s SmackDown.
He also promoted Fozzy’s new album and his “Talk is Jericho” podcast.
The latest sit-down interview between Michael Cole and Triple H has been added to the official YouTube channel of WWE.
During their latest discussion, Triple H talks about the returns of Chris Jericho, The Miz and AJ Lee from this past Monday’s RAW, the fatal four-way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the WWE Battleground pay-per-view and the “jaw-dropping” conclussion of Monday’s RAW.
The latest edition of the sit-down interview series between Michael Cole and Triple H has been added to the official WWE YouTube channel.
In their latest discussion, “The Game” talks to WWE’s lead television announcer about the decision to add Kane to the ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship at this Sunday’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view.
The WWE COO also addresses the firing of Vickie Guerrero on Monday’s RAW and whether or not he’s concerned about becoming Dean Ambrose’s “enemy for life.”
As previously reported, Seth Rollins revealed during this week’s edition of WWE Main Event that at the upcoming Money In The Bank pay-per-view on June 29th, a second ladder match will take place with the infamous Money In The Bank briefcase on the line. Rollins announced that he was the first official participant in the match.
Since then, Triple H has confirmed the match in his latest sit-down interview with Michael Cole, which is available right now on the main page of this website.
The remaining participants in the second ladder match at the Money In The Bank pay-per-view will be revealed during next Monday night’s MITB “go-home” edition of RAW. This was revealed during a graphic shown during the SmackDown television tapings on Tuesday night, as it was noted that the remaining entrants would be announced next Monday night.
The latest sit-down interview between Michael Cole and Triple H has been added to the official YouTube channel of WWE.
In their latest discussion, “The Game” talks about Stephanie McMahon’s recent illness, Roman Reigns winning the battle royal on RAW and a second Money In The Bank ladder match on June 29th.
Triple H sat down with Michael Cole once again this week for their weekly interview for WWE.com. This week, the main topic of discussion was Daniel Bryan being stripped of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on RAW and a new champion being crowned at Money in the Bank.
Cole asked Triple H why he’s been gloating and laughing a lot this week. Triple H said he’s so happy because he’s excited to finally give the WWE Universe what they deserve: a fighting champion. The uncertainty regarding Daniel Bryan’s ability to compete went on for too long and its now time for concrete results. WWE fans will finally get what they deserve.
Cole brought up Triple H’s own injury history, including the quad tear back in 2001 that kept him out of action for almost a year. He asked Triple H, how is this different than Bryan’s situation? Triple H said that its different because he wasn’t WWE Champion when he tore his quad. If he had been champion, he would have been man enough to hand over the belt and walk away. He came back, won the Royal Rumble and won the gold back at WrestleMania – something Bryan has the option of doing.
Triple H then switched things around on Cole, asking him what he would have done if he was WWE COO. Cole said he’d follow the rules and if the champion can’t defend the title for 30 days, he can’t be champion anymore. Triple H pressed Cole about what he’d do if Bryan refused to surrender the title. Triple H told Cole he would do what was right and ole agreed that he would strip Bryan of the title.
When Daniel Bryan returns from injury, will he get a rematch? Triple H said it depends on a lot of “ifs.” He would consider him for an opportunity, but it depends on a lot of circumstances.
Cole finds it funny that Triple H and Stephanie have been in such great moods lately, despite Batista quitting, one of the most popular acts in WWE breaking up (The Shield), Brad Maddox being removed as RAW General Manager, etc. Triple H says that Cole is the kind of person who worries over things he has no control over. The WWE World Heavyweight championship being decided in a Money in the Bank ladder match is a reason to be happy. It’s not often that he can guarantee that history will be made at a specific moment, but that will happen later this month.
Triple H ended the interview assuring Cole that WWE has never been in better hands.
– WWE is already talking about ideas for a future feud between John Cena and Rusev. The company is looking to build Rusev up some more before pulling the trigger on a main event caliber program such as that, but ultimately that is where they will be heading at some point down the line.
– The following is the latest edition of the JBL & Cole Show:
In his latest weekly sit-down interview with Michael Cole, WWE COO Triple H addressed Seth Rollins’ shocking betrayal of The Shield on RAW and Batista’s decision to “quit” WWE.
– Triple H said he sought out Rollins because he’s the brains, architect, and glue of The Shield. With Rollins gone, The Shield is no longer a unit, only two individuals. He did not explain why Rollins decided to join Evolution – but Michael Cole did note that Rollins declined an offer to be his interview guest this week.
– Regarding Batista quitting WWE on RAW, Hunter said, “It’s what Dave does.” Hunter mocked Batista decision to do movies and said, added, “I know Dave well enough to know that he doesn’t have a Plan B.”
WWE has added the latest sit-down interview between Michael Cole and Triple H to their official YouTube channel. The official description for the interview, which you can view above, reads as follows:
“The WWE COO gives a preview of what to expect at NXT Takeover, including Charlotte vs. Natalya for the NXT Women’s Title and the NXT Championship Match between Adrian Neville and Tyson Kidd.”
WWE COO Triple H is back for this week’s sitdown interview with Michael Cole. Here are some highlights of the interview, which was taped from London, England:
– Triple H talked about how in true WWE fashion, they’ve taken over the UK. He said he’ll be going on private tours of the Vatican and the Coliseum in Rome.
– When asked about Daniel Bryan being home in the United States recovering from neck surgery, Triple H said it’s odd not having the “face of WWE” on tour with them.
– Cole brought up Stephanie McMahon’s promo from RAW, where she urged Daniel Bryan to show up on next week’s show to surrender the WWE World Heavyweight championship. Triple H says the reason they’re allowing Bryan to surrender the title instead of outright stripping him of it is because Bryan will become a and his “little internet dweebs” will get upset. If Daniel Bryan is a man, he will do what’s “best for business” on RAW. If he doesn’t, The Authority will deal with it.
– The discussion shifted to The Shield and their upcoming match against Evolution at Payback. Triple H said Evolution is going to put an end to The Shield and eliminate them one by one at Payback. When Payback is over, Triple H guarantees The Shield will no longer exist.
– Triple H then talked about Bo Dallas’ “debut” on SmackDown this week, touting that he’s the longest reigning NXT Champion in history and is finally getting a shot at the main roster. He also hyped Hulk Hogan being the guest host of this week’s SmackDown from London, saying that Hogan will be making a special announcement about the WWE Network.
The following are highlights of a recent website Q&A update by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:
On wrestlers winning with signature finishers and lack of excitement from announcers: “Not sure what the issue could be regarding the signature finishing moves. It’s important to establish them. I’d assume WWE announcers do exactly as they’re produced.”
On Sean Morley saying in a shoot interview with Michael Cole said he thinks he’s better than JR: “I think that you’re looking for dirt and that I don’t have an interest in participating. I did not see nor and likely won’t see any ‘shoot’ interviews. Why wouldn’t Cole have confidence in his work? Thanks.”
On the worst match he’s ever seen: “I’m sure that there were plenty but nothing comes to mind and if it did I wouldn’t want to throw talents under the bus.”
On if he thought The New Age Outlaws would be a success at first: “Well…they always had great chemistry and complimented each other well. Thought they evolved into a helluva team.”
On Daniel Bryan’s neck injury and if WWE let him perform injured: “Long, drawn out question… I’m guessing that neither WWE OR Daniel Bryan knew the severity of his neck injury during the timeline that you speculate. It was a nerve matter as I understand it so it likely did not come to a head until recently. WWE would not have allowed DB to perform with a bad neck. Predicting one’s future injuries isn’t realistic.”
Check out more of JR’s Q&A at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
The latest edition of Michael Cole’s sit-down interview series, which again features Triple H, has been added to the official YouTube channel of WWE.
In the latest installment, the WWE COO discusses the WWE World Heavyweight Championship situation with Daniel Bryan needing surgery, Kane’s recent attacks and the upcoming definitive confrontation between The Shield and Evolution at the WWE Payback pay-per-view on June 1st.
Hunter said “it remains to be seen” if The Authority swill vacate the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but we’ll have a “definitive answer” on RAW, after Bryan’s neck surgery. He then knocked Bryan for not being an “A-Plus Player” and questioned if these are “the kind of rigors that a little B-Plus Player like Daniel Bryan can withstand.”
The latest sit-down interview between Triple H and Michael Cole has been added to the official WWE YouTube channel.
In this interview, the WWE COO talks about why he has continued to target The Shield, and unveils his plan to give each member of The Shield a chance to redeem themselves on SmackDown.
You can watch the latest Triple H and Michael Cole sit-down interview above.
On paper, last night’s card seemed like nothing to write home about. After all, Daniel Bryan was defending his title against a superstar who peaked a decade ago, Bray Wyatt and John Cena were meeting in a rematch from WrestleMania, and other than Evolution vs. the Shield, the rest of the matches seemed like they could turn out to be throwaway contests. The event was basically the furthest thing from a throwaway, however, as it was a well-executed pay-per-view that was filled with worthwhile matches.
The Hounds of Justice stole the show during the match of the night.
Evolution vs. the Shield was the clear highlight of the night, as expected. Each superstar involved in the match put on an excellent show, but the star of the match was without a doubt Seth Rollins. While Triple H, Randy Orton, and Dean Ambrose were battling in the crowd, Rollins dove from the top of the entranceway to take out his Evolution foes, allowing for Roman Reigns to handle Batista in the ring and secure a Shield victory. The match was perfectly executed and is an immediate match of the year contender.
The main event between Daniel Bryan and Kane greatly exceeded expectations. This one seemed like it could be forgettable, as the outcome was never really in doubt and Kane is not exactly a main event superstar anymore. However, both superstars performed well together and the backstage spots were something that resembled contests from the Attitude Era.
In the end, the match even involved a flaming table, although the crew botched this spot a bit by running in with the extinguishers before Kane was even on fire, but hey, what can you do? Overall, it was a great culmination to the night and certainly much better than I was anticipating.