Former Nexus member Michael Tarver recently spoke to VOC Nation’s Talkin Sass podcast. The former WWE Superstar discussed a number of topics during the interview, including how he felt he was ‘buried’ by John Cena during his time on the WWE main roster.
“The irony of how WWE works, you could be the man or the woman in developmental, and (when you) get to the main roster, it doesn’t matter how good you are,” Tarver began on the show.
“If one of the main people there don’t like you, they will do everything they can do to bury you” Tarver added. “I got to the main roster and just got buried.”
Michael Tarver on John Cena
“It was [John] Cena,” Tarver revealed, discussing who at the top of the card in WWE was ‘burying’ him. “I don’t have any heat with him now, I make jokes about it. But there was a target on my back. I don’t know why he targeted me, but it is what it is.”
“We ended up on good terms (but) I had to defend myself a lot” noted. “Everyone was high on me, and then all the sudden they all turned on me. People wouldn’t shake my hand, they wouldn’t even speak to me.”
– With Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson securing the lead role for the Brett Ratner-directed action film Hercules, and production kicking off in “early 2013,” it has been speculated that his WWE involvement in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 29 may be affected. However, the word among WWE circles is that organization officials are not expecting his filming commitments to impact his dates.
– The official website of NXT Wrestling has added Sasha Banks to its Divas roster.
Banks, formerly known as Mercedes KV, is a 20-year-old New England-based women’s wrestler. She recently debuted in WWE’s developmental program after impressing company officials at a talent evaluation session in June—resulting in a contract.
– Bill Apter recently spoke to former WWE Superstar Michael Tarver, who addressed his current endeavors, hopes for the future, time with the Nexus, and more.
— Matches taped Monday night in Corpus Christi, Texas for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:
* Brie Bella vs. Kelly Kelly
* Evan Bourne vs. Michael McGillicutty
— Former WWE star Michael Tarver stated on Twitter that he has began training for a career in mixed martial arts.
— WWE will hold SmackDown live events at Jack Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan on March 10, 2012 and Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan on March 11, 2012.
— Brodus Clay’s Raw SuperShow debut also marked as opponent Curt Hawkins’ first match on the program. The former WWE Tag Team Champion was drafted to Raw last April in the Supplemental Draft.
Tyrone Evans (a/k/a Michael Tarver), who was released last month from his contract with WWE following several months of inactivity, posted a bizarre diatribe on his Twitter account today accusing John Cena of feeling threatened by his talent and intentionally fracturing his arm with a chair during a pay-per-view event last year to put him out of commission. The founding Nexus member also alleges that Cena laughed in his face afterwards.
Here is his post in its entirety:
“Family im a baaad man YAHWEH NISSI ,, soooooooo stop me if you heard this one for starters I went from sleeping in a car to being on 2 Wrestlemanias fun fact there soooooo this guy has a dream job but an adv he meets his dream girl assn db on his dream job he was to be away From his kids so he makes it work while spendiing 3 years trying to get his daughter to tampa to live him away from addcict mother
“Now during this dream job he fights trains show crazy potential on the mic regarded as one the best ever in developmental so he moves on ,,,To nxt and raw where he is burried on tv treated like trash back stage to the point where a certain top superstar takes notice of this Guy building steam with his promos back stage and begins to feel threatend so one night on a ppv the champ purposely fractures this Persons arm with a chair and after.the match backstage laughs in his face about it and walks off you know im talking about you just cant see See him anyway he takes out threats to his throne back stage to the point where the even get released from their dream job and ironicaly This guys dream wife leaves him tthreatening to take everything from him a month later on the se day his daughter was to move in with With them now his daughter is hysterical beyond help and has to be sent back home after three years of fighting and one week there
“Hmmmmm makes you wonder is it worth it because in your opinions WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO IS BAD.ENOUGH TO SCARE A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY So I saw to all things mention ME ,,,,,,,,IM THAT BAD MAN ,,,,,,,,,,,YAHWEH NISSI”
— Michael Tarver was removed from WWE.com’s Raw roster page on Wednesday after being released last week. He took to Twitter to comment on his immediate future:
“Thanx for the kinds words guys but im just getting warmed up wwe was just the beginning ,,,,,,,,GOD HELP US …..stay tuned…”
“Whats going on family ,fyi im about to go H.A.M. all over the web starting this sunday night ,you havent seen my potential yet ,stay tuned..”
“Im cancerous so when I dance you wouldnt want to bomb either if you responded back with a battle rap you wrote for JOHN CENA ,stay tuned… Having some fun ,,,,,stay tuned…”
— Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash are advertised to appear at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo this weekend in Calgary at the BMO Centre.
— Big Show appeared as the Intercontinental Champion for a match against Alberto Del Rio at a Raw live event last week in Spain. Wade Barrett currently reigns as the Intercontinental Champion.
WWE released Michael Tarver, Jacob Novak, Buck Dixon, Buddy Stetcher and Ethan Levin over the weekend, reports PWInsider.com.
Tarver was on the inaugural season of NXT not to mention an original member of The Nexus. After being dropped from the group in October, he was brought back for several television appearances that saw him standing in the background. He never returned to WWE in-ring action.
Jacob Novak participated in the current season of NXT, but was eliminated first for the second consecutive season.
Dixon, Stetcher and Levin were seldom featured developmental wrestlers.
— Michael Tarver announced this weekend on Twitter that he has changed his user handle to his real name.
“Hello everyone my name is Tyrone Evans (michael tarver) and I have changed me screen name to my real name,” he wrote. “michael tarver belongs to wwe TYRONE EVANS xB2.0x belongs to GOD and im about to ATTACK ,,,GOD HELP US ,,,,stay tuned……….”
Tarver, who has sparingly appeared on WWE programming this year, is still listed as a member of the Raw roster on the company website. He has continued to appear for Florida Championship Wrestling during his hiatus.
— John Cena spoke to students at Baker High School in Baldwinsville, New York on Friday prior to a WWE live event in nearby Syracuse. While there, he discussed how he markets himself in the business world and how he conducts his life away from it.
“I think, in this day and age, too many athletes say ‘I play a game for a living.’ They have to realize millions of people are watching and following them…their every move,” Cena said.
— WWE Superstar Mark Henry celebrates his 40th birthday today. Also celebrating birthdays today are former WWE stars Jerry Lynn (48) and Terry Taylor (56).
— John Cena was drafted to SmackDown with the first overall pick in the 2011 WWE Draft only to end up drafted back to Raw with the final draft pick of the night. Through Sunday night, there was discussion of permanently moving Cena to SmackDown with the belief that Randy Orton was a hot enough babyface to carry Raw on his own. Ultimately though, Orton was moved to SmackDown with Cena staying on Raw.
— Seldom seen Raw Superstar Michael Tarver is teasing a return to WWE programming. He wrote on Twitter, “I will bend without question but I DON’T BREAK I’ll come back BIGGER STRONGER and ANGRY.”
Tarver has continued to appear for Florida Championship Wrestling during his hiatus.
— Raw Superstar Alberto Del Rio’s theme song, “Realeza,” is now available on iTunes.
– Dolph Ziggler mentioned Ring of Honor during commentary on last night’s WWE NXT. After Daniel Bryan shook hands with his Rookie Derrick Bateman before their singles match, Ziggler referred to ROH’s Code of Honor pre-match handshake, saying, “It’s not ROH, you don’t have to shake hands.”
– The next NXT elimination will take place on Tuesday, February 22nd. After next week, there will be only two Rookies remaining, with the winner being determined on the March 1st finale.
— With NXT Season 4 wrapping up in less than 2 weeks, we’re alrady looking ahead to NXT Season 5 – set to premiere the week after Season 4’s finale. NXT Season 5 begins on March 8th and we reported last week that there’s been talk of a “father-son” theme featuring WWE legends mentoring their sons.
– Former NXT and Nexus member Michael Tarver was seen backstage on RAW once again this week, in the segment where The Miz was walking to the ring for his match with Daniel Bryan. Tarver was seen playing on his cellphone and looking at The Miz.
This marks the fourth time Tarver has appeared (and was barely acknowledged) on WWE television in the past several weeks.
– Fellow former NXT and Nexus member Husky Harris has been out of action for several weeks following a skull punt by Randy Orton. It’s interesting to note that his profile page has been added back to the Florida Championship Wrestling website, a sign that he won’t be back on WWE television any time soon.
WWE officials were said to be impressed with the young star’s in-ring work, but they feel his look needs work.
— WWE.com has announced that Natalya will defend the Divas Championship against Melina tonight on Raw.
Melina became the No. 1 contender to the Divas Title on Dec. 20 by defeating Eve and Alicia Fox in a Triple Threat Match. She then slapped Natalya, effectively turning heel.
— Michael Tarver, who resurfaced on Friday’s SmackDown in a backstage segment, is scheduled to work the brand going forward.
— Former WWE star Ricky Ortiz, now known as Ricky Young, is advertised for this Saturday’s I Believe in Wrestling event at the Downtown Rec Complex in Orlando, Florida. Also scheduled is Sean and Phil Davis vs. Ray Beez and Milo Beasley, CHIKARA wrestler Lince Dorado, Alex Porteau, Larry Zbyszko and Scott Hall in a non-wrestling appearance.
— Michael Tarver resurfaced on Friday’s SmackDown as he appeared in a backstage segment alongside Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero, standing over an unconscious Teddy Long. The former Nexus member was not acknowledged over commentary.
On the October 4 episode of Raw, Tarver was attacked by John Cena, with Wade Barrett later stating that he would have thrown Tarver out of The Nexus anyway. This storyline was put in place due to Tarver sustaining a groin injury.
— Jim Ross said he will be making several appearances at this year’s WrestleMania Axxess event in Atlanta, Georgia. Details have not been disclosed.
– Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. No matches have been announced for the show, but we can expect more on CM Punk assuming the role of Nexus leader and more build towards the Royal Rumble on January 30th.
The dark match main event that’s being advertised has John Cena and Randy Orton teaming up against The Miz and CM Punk with Michael Cole as referee. With Cena’s health still not 100% and reports that he will be taking it easy until then, his involvement tonight is up in the air.
– Former Nexus member Michael Tarver is ready to return to action full-time now after recovering from a groin injury that kept him off television for several months. He has been working at Florida Championship Wrestling.
– WWE developmental talent Wes Brisco recently underwent knee surgery with Dr. James Andrews in Alabama. Brisco, son of WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco, was scheduled to be called up to the main roster before getting injured.
– Former WWE NXT Rookie and FCW Divas Champion AJ Lee is now working as a full heel in WWE developmental.
– WWE has extended its ten year relationship with Sky Deutschland in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for another three years, taking the partnership through the end of 2013. The new distribution agreement, starting in January 2011, sees Sky Deutschland broadcasting the full length versions of WWE’s flagship show “RAW” for the first time, as well as WWE’s 13 annual pay-per-views.
The deal also brings NXT and highlight shows, “Experience” and “AfterBurn”, to Sky Deutschland’s more than 2.5 million homes across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For the first time ever WWE’s weekly programs will air in HD on Sky Sports.
For more on the new TV deal, visit WWE’s corporate website at Corporate.WWE.com.
— NXT Season 1 contestant and original Nexus member Michael Tarver returned to the ring at last night’s Florida Championship Wrestling television taping in Tampa, Florida. He had been sidelined since early October due to a groin injury.
Tarver entered the ring through the audience and soundly defeated Donny Marlow. He did not offer any insight on his future plans.
— The TicketMaster.com pre-sale code for the WWE SmackDown live event on Feb. 26 in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Center is EDGEFTW. The online pre-sale is currently ongoing and will end tonight at 10 p.m.
Injured WWE stars Skip Sheffield, Beth Phoenix and Michael Tarver were on hand for Florida Championship Wrestling’s “Hog Wild” event in Brandon, Florida on Friday, taking part in an autograph session. All three indicated to fans when they would likely be healthy enough to return to the ring from their respective injuries.
Sheffield, who suffered a compound fracture of his ankle at a live event in August, said he expects to return in March.
On the October 4 episode of Raw, Tarver was attacked by John Cena, with Wade Barrett later stating that he would have thrown him out of The Nexus anyway. The storyline was put in place due to Tarver sustaining a groin injury. He stated he hopes to return in January.
Phoenix noted to fans that she hopes to return to the ring by the end of the year. She tore her ACL in a WWE Superstars match against Rosa Mendes in May.
— MVP has been very worried about his position in World Wrestling Entertainment as of late. It’s been noted that he feels younger wrestlers are being pushed ahead of him while the company largely ignores him.
— Michael Tarver was removed from The Nexus during Monday’s Raw due to a groin injury that will keep him sidelined indefinitely.
— Christian’s surgical procedure two weeks ago to repair a torn pectoral muscle was the first operation he had ever endured. Like most WWE performers, he had the surgery performed in Birmingham, Alabama by famed orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews.
— As of Sunday, the idea was that guest hosts would be used on Raw every other week instead of every week. (source: www.f4wonline.com)
— As seen last night on Raw, Bret Hart was removed from the Raw General Manager position by Vince McMahon for not attending the previous night’s Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view (kayfabe). McMahon then informed fans that a new, anonymous General Manager would take control of the show, emailing announcer Michael Cole his orders. His profile has since been removed from the Raw Superstars section.
— It was also announced on Raw that the Rookies from the first season of NXT have earned contracts with World Wrestling Entertainment (kayfabe). Their respective profiles have been added to Raw Superstars section. It was also revealed that Wade Barrett had been granted a future pay-per-view title match again by the mystery General Manager.