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  • WWE Hall Of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony Live Report

    Thanks to SESCOOPS.COM’s own Michael Shalik, who is live at the WWE Hall Of Fame 2013 induction ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

    Terry Funk Introduces Mick Foley

    Out first is WWE Hall Of Famer Terry Funk, who will be inducting fellow hardcore legend Mick Foley. Funk talks about how Foley is the reason he is a professional wrestling fan. Funk mentions how he loves Foley like an “ugly brother.” With that said, Mick Foley is brought out on stage.

    Mick Foley’s Induction Speech

    As Foley makes his way to the stage, we see CM Punk (sitting next to Amy “Lita” Dumas) in the front row holding a big “applause” sign. Foley talks about his infamous Hell In A Cell match with The Undertaker. Foley said some wrestlers might not have appreciated his style of wrestling, but that mostly everyone recognized his unquestionable passion for the business. Foley jokingly gives a shout out to Damien Sandow. Foley thanks Undertaker. Foley says Undertaker put him on the map. Foley makes a joke about Undertaker never using Twitter. Foley thanks Triple H, Shane Douglas and many others. Foley talks about never pinning Chris Jericho. This leads to Jericho going up on stage. Foley drops an elbow on Jericho and Punk comes up to make the three-count. Well, now Foley has pinned Jericho! Crowd dug that little spot. Foley calls this Hall Of Fame induction his greatest moment ever. Foley’s speech ends with Santa Claus coming out. Foley’s speech lasted over 30 minutes.

    Stephanie McMahon Introduces Trish Stratus

    Out next is Stephanie McMahon, who will be inducting WWE Divas legend Trish Stratus. Stephanie comes out to new theme music. Stephanie talks about Trish’s RAW main event match against Lita. Stephanie noted that some of Trish’s segments with her were among the McMahon family’s favorites. Stephanie hints that Trish may have another WrestleMania match in the future. Stephanie thanks Trish for all her contributions to WWE and brings her out on stage.

    Trish Stratus’ Induction Speech

    Trish comes out and thanks Stephanie for the kind words. Trish thanks a long list of names. Trish talks about wrestling early in her career and says she hopes everyone was “Stratusfied” with her career as a wrestler/Diva. Trish thanks Finlay for his work as an agent for the Divas division. She thanks a number of Divas: Gail Kim, Beth Phoenix, Jazz, Lita, Mickie James and Tara, just to name a bunch. Trish shows off a gift from Jim Ross: the pen she signed her first WWE contract with. Trish tells Lita she loves her, getting emotional while saying it. We shoot to a shot of Lita in the crowd and she too looks emotional. Trish thanked Vince for all he taught her. Trish talked about retiring from wrestling so she could spend time with her mother, who was diagnosed with cancer. Trish is happy to announce that her mother is now cancer-free. Trish gives a shout out to her husband Ron. The crowd boo’d the living crap out of that shout-out. Jealous, eh? Trish played up the response from the fans, saying they are mean for boo’ing her husband. Trish then drops a bombshell – she is pregnant with their first child. She mentions that she’s due in September. Trish’s speech went quite a bit longer than one would imagine as well.

    Stevie Ray Introduces Booker T

    Out next is Stevie Ray, who will be inducting his brother and former tag-team partner, Booker T. Stevie talked about how when Booker was in prison, he’d always keep up with wrestling and the two would always talk about wrestling when he would visit him. Stevie talks about how Booker overcame a lot of odds in life and is now a legitimate role model. With that said, Stevie Ray introduces Booker T to the stage.

    Booker T’s Induction Speech

    Booker T comes out and receives a loud “Thank you Booker” chant from the NYC fans in attendance. Booker thanks the fans for letting him be a part of their lives. Booker tells the story of Sid Vicious getting him to join WCW in the 1990s. Booker gives props to the late Sheri Martel and credits her for making he and Stevie Ray’s tag-team, Harlem Heat, legit. Booker talks a bit more about WCW and then transitioned into finally coming to WWE. Booker recalls Linda McMahon informing him, “we got you now.” Booker tells a story about advice Undertaker gave him during his first WrestleMania. Booker thanked Sting. Booker shouts out his wife Sharmell and mentions how he’d marry her a thousand times. Booker jokingly tells the fans they better not boo his wife the way they boo’d Trish’s husband. Nice! Booker says he takes his place in immortality tonight. He then asks if we can dig that. He then calls us sucka’s. Booker closes his induction by giving the fans a Hall Of Fame Spinarooni.

    Maria Menounos Introduces Bob Backlund

    Out next is Maria Menounos, who will be inducting the legendary former WWE Champion Bob Backlund. Menounos, the Extra TV host and part-time WWE Diva talks about Backlund’s career and how she’s always been a big fan. Menounos shares some memories she has of Backlund. She talks about what great shape Backlund is in, especially for his age. The fans start to ride Menounos a bit, hitting her with some scattered boo’s and “What?!” chants. Menounos finally welcomes Backlund to the stage.

    Bob Backlund’s Induction Speech

    Bob Backlund comes out. This one is a hard one to recap, as Backlund is not making a whole lot of sense thus far. Backlund rambles some more. Backlund mentions how Mr. H (Triple H, I presume?) needs to sign some amateur wrestler. Eventually, after a long and very weird speech, Vince McMahon comes out to get Backlund off the stage. Backlund’s microphone had to be cut off as well.

    Vince McMahon Introduces Donald Trump

    Out next is Vince McMahon, who will be inducting Donald Trump into the celebrity-wing of the WWE Hall Of Fame 2013 class. The crowd boo’s Trump’s name the first time they hear it. McMahon talks about how important Trump has been to the WrestleMania franchise. McMahon calls Trump an “institution.” McMahon says other than himself, Trump would be the best candidate to run for president of the United States of America. McMahon talks about getting his head shaved by Trump at a past WrestleMania, noting how it was one of the most embarassing moments ever. McMahon puts over Trump some more and then brings him out.

    Donald Trump’s Induction Speech

    Donald Trump comes out. The crowd boo’s the living crap out of him. Trump begins his speech. A lot of typical acceptance-speech stuff. Typical celebrity putting over wrestling as best he can, etc. Trump says he wants to break more pay-per-view records, and then officially challenges Vince McMahon to a match at WrestleMania 30. Trump’s speech was one of the shortest speeches of the night, which is good because the show is running a bit long at this point. That and the fact that the crowd seemed to hate Trump, or at the very least wasn’t interested in anything he had to say.

    Arnold Schwarzenegger Introduces Bruno Sammartino

    Out next is Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will be inducting Bruno Sammartino as the final member of the 2013 class of the WWE Hall Of Fame. Arnold says he’s happy to be here tonight. Arnold tells a few jokes. Arnold talks about lifting 400 lbs. recently, noting it was when he lifted New Jersey Govenor Chris Christie out of a chair. Arnold talked about his long friendship with Bruno. Arnold finally welcomes Bruno to the stage.

    Bruno Sammartino’s Induction Speech

    Bruno Sammartino comes out. Very loud “Bruno” chants break out. The crowd gives Bruno a much-deserved standing ovation. The crowd seems very passionate in their reception to the legendary performer. Bruno talks a bit about his childhood and having to deal with the Nazi’s in Italy. Bruno tells a few more personal stories. Bruno talks a bit about his family, including some stories about his mother and his wife. Bruno says he’s never taken pain killers, or so much as an asprin in his life. Bruno says he still trains six days per week. Bruno puts over Madison Square Garden and mentions how he’s sold out the building many times in his career. Bruno says he owes all of his success to the fans. Bruno gets emotional towards the end of the speech, again noting how he’s nothing without the fans. Bruno finishes up and that’s about it.

  • Mick Foley Added To Televised Portion Of WWE HOF Induction Ceremony

    Due to numerous complaints from fans and the media, WWE has officially added Mick Foley to the scheduled televised portion of Tuesday’s WWE Hall Of Fame induction ceremony on the USA Network.

    Foley jokingly credited the late-change to Santa Claus talking to Vince McMahon.

  • Mick Foley Comments On WWE HOF TV Special Snub, Edge’s Status For WrestleMania

    – During Monday’s RAW, a promo video aired for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony television special, which premieres next Tuesday night. Only Bruno Sammartino, Trish Stratus and Donald Trump’s inductions will be featured on the show. Mick Foley responded “Santa Claus” on Twitter, who said they can’t wait to see him get inducted:

    “Um.. guess you didn’t hear the rumor @SantaClausWay..If you want to see my #WWEHOF speech, come see it live @TheGarden – might not be on TV.”

    Foley later followed up with:

    “Thanks for all the messages of support concerning #WWEHOF. I’ll give the best speech I can, and let the decision makers make the decisions.”

    – WWE Hall of Famer Edge says he won’t be at WrestleMania 29:

    “No I will not be at or see Mania. I’ll be on a plane flying home for a 20hr stay b4 I turn around and fly out again.”

  • John Cena’s New Make-A-Wish Pledge, Lesnar Joins Twitter, Heyman Interview & More

    – As part of Make-A-Wish’s “World Wish Day” on April 29th, John Cena is starting a campaign to raise money and airline miles for the foundation. Cena has vowed to match every frequent flier mile donated up to 4.5 million miles. For more on this story, click here.

    – Brock Lesnar has joined Twitter and can be followed at @brocklesnar.

    – LoHud.com has an interview with Paul Heyman, who talks about wrestling’s popularity over the years, how he got into the business and of course, WrestleMania 29.

    – WWEDVDNews.com reports that the following people were interviewed for the Mick Foley DVD, which will be released next month: Mick’s trainer Dominic Denucci, Shane Douglas, Michael Hayes, CM Punk, Vader, Terry Funk, Paul Heyman, Jim Ross, Joey Styles, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, William Regal, Big Show, ReganBooks founder Judith Regan, The Miz, The Rock, Mick Foley’s daughter and more.

  • Jim Ross Blog: Rock-Cena, Flair’s Health, Funk Inducting Foley, Fandango-Jericho

    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

    Terry Funk Inducting Mick Foley:

    “Great choice by Mick Foley to select Terry Funk to induct Mr. Foley’s baby boy at the 2013 WWE HOF induction ceremony. The Funker is Mick’s mentor and idol. I think it’s pretty cool when a Hall of Fame inductee can actually have their all time favorite wrestler, their father like figure within the business and their role model as it relates to in ring style and approach to the game induct them.”

    Ric Flair’s Medical Situation:

    “Got a text from Ric Flair early this morning and Naitch is feeling great and has been provided medication to dissolve the blood clot that is in his leg. The doctor’s are highly optimistic that the meds will do the trick and eliminate a potentially, dangerous issue. Ric and I will get together Wednesday evening in Jersey to catch up which is one of our WrestleMania traditions.”

    Fandango vs. Y2J:

    “Fandango is a lightning rod right now because many or perhaps a few vocal ‘fans’ don’t like the TV persona even though they have yet to see it fully on display in a match of significance. I’m of the persuasion that I’ll reserve my opinions until I actually see the talent get it on bell to bell. Chris Jericho is the perfect opponent to perform with Fandango at WM29 because Jericho is all about stealing the show ala the great @ShawnMichaels no matter Y2J’s role. Fandango can also expect Jericho to beat the hell out of him along the way. Believe that!”

    The Rock vs. John Cena:

    “Enjoying the serious nature that the Rock/Cena rivalry has taken the past few weeks and it is a departure from 2012 or so it seems to me. Closing a WrestleMania with such high expectations and having a ‘different’ match than last year are tremendous responsibilities notwithstanding the fact that the match is for the WWE Title which should be the primary issue. Cena vs. Rock is a target of varying levels of controversy from some fans but pales in comparison to what their own peers will place upon the show closers in their own matches at WM29.”

  • New WWE Head Writer, Angle Added To WWE.com, Payback PPV Ticket Presale, Foley DVD Preview

    – Former WWE creative team member Court Bauer revealed on Twitter that David Kreizman, who started with WWE months ago, is now a WWE head writer. He is a Daytime Emmy award winning soap opera writer.

    – TNA star Kurt Angle has been added to the Alumni section of WWE.com. It’s true.

    – WWE is holding a ticket pre-sale this week for the new Payback pay-per-view. The event takes place on Sunday, June 16th from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The online pre-sale begins Thursday morning with the password PUNKPPV. Tickets will be on sale for $500, $300, $90, $70, $50 and $25 and go on sale to the general public this Saturday.

    – WWEDVDNews.com has released the following video preview for the new “Life and Times Of Mick Foley” DVD release, in stores April 16th:

  • More On Batista’s New Movie Role, Foley Named SMS General Manager & More

    – Bo Dallas wrestled at last night’s WWE SmackDown live event in Hammond, Indiana, losing to Wade Barrett.

    – Mick Foley has been named as the new General Manager of Saturday Morning Slam. He tweeted:

    https://twitter.com/realMickFoley/status/312941026371317760

    Foley also said that he will try to tweet with fans on Saturday mornings after each episode.

    – WWE.com has an article up looking at former WWE Superstar Batista landing the role of “Drax The Destroyer” in the upcoming Marvel Comics movie Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The article puts him over as “one of the most dominant, powerful WWE Superstars of all time.”

    Speaking of Batista, he told fans on Twitter that he’ll be accompanying boxer Nonito Donaire, known as “The Filipino Flash,” to the ring for his upcoming fight against Guillermo Rigondeaux on April 13th from New York City.

  • Update On Schwarzenegger-Sammartino, Lawler Wanting To Wrestle, Foley On Apprentice

    – Bruno Sammartino tweeted over the weekend that a WWE-produced documentary on his career might be in the works. Speaking of Sammartino, one of the reasons Triple H was at this past weekend’s Arnold Classic event was to see if he could get Arnold Schwarzenegger to agree to induct Bruno into the WWE Hall of Fame next month. No word yet on whether Arnold agreed, but Bruno tweeted him after the event that he could see him in “NY or LA soon.”

    – Following up on the story that Jerry Lawler wants to return to the ring, Lawler was reportedly telling fans at an independent wrestling show over the weekend that he still wants to wrestle again, but has not been cleared by doctors and WWE is against the idea.

    – Mick Foley noted on Twitter that he’s finishing a new kids book this week that will feature WWE tag team champions Kane and Daniel Bryan as two of the main characters.

    Speaking of Foley, he made a brief cameo on Sunday night’s “The Apprentice: All Stars” season premiere. Foley showed up as a guest of music star Dee Snyder (Twisted Sister) and donated money to Snyder’s team for the first challenge, which was to see which team could raise more money selling meatballs.

  • *Spoiler* Saturday Morning Slam General Manager Update

    At Tuesday night’s WWE television tapings from Oklahoma City, Booker T revealed during the Saturday Morning Slam tapings that the new General Manager for SMS will be 2013 Hall of Famer Mick Foley.

    WWE issued a press release on Tuesday afternoon announcing that a new General Manager will be determined for Saturday Morning Slam after various WWE superstars competed for the job over a 3-week period.

    It’s possible that Mick Foley is the interim General Manager until that competition takes place and a permanent GM is named.

  • Swagger’s New Entrance Video, Mick Foley On Nerdist Podcast, Jericho & More

    – WWE legend Mick Foley’s appearance on Chris Hardwick’s ‘Nerdist’ podcast is now online an can be heard at Nerdist.libsyn.com/mick-foley.

    – Friday’s WWE Smackdown averaged 2.89 million viewers, up from the 2.68 million the week before.

    – Chris Jericho’s band Fozzy is playing tonight in Sydney, Australia. Tomorrow night and Wednesday night, he’ll be doing a Spoken Word event with Scott Ian from the band Anthrax.

    – WWE has released the following video of Jack Swagger’s new theme song and entrance video:

  • Mick Foley Talks About His DVD Cover Art, Golden Gods Promo Video Featuring Chris Jericho

    – Mick Foley tweeted the following in response to feedback he got over the cover art to his new WWE DVD:

    “Wow, thanks for the incredible enthusiasm surrounding the new DVD cover. I’m usually my own toughest critic, but @WWE has really gone above and beyond with this bad boy. A few years ago, they started dramatically increasing the time and effort that goes into these productions, and it’s really apparent here. It just blows the A&E Biography piece away – and the extras are just great; stuff that anyone who really likes me will want to have in their collection. So many interviews with people who played a pivotal role in my life and career, including Terry Funk, Dominec DeNucci, Shane Douglas, Arn Anderson, Michael Hayes, Mike Rotunda, Vader (you’ll love the Vader/Cactus stuff) Kevin Sullivan, @HeymanHustle, @TheRock, family members, childhood friends, and some of today’s top superstars. The on-sale date in the US is April 16th, and April 22 in the UK. I will make sure to give you all the pre-sale and sale info as it comes to me.”

    – Here is a promo commercial for the 2013 Golden Gods Awards hosted by Chris Jericho:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4aaDwSb97ZI

  • John Cena & CM Punk Hype Their RAW Match, Foley DVD Cover Art

    – John Cena tweeted the following on Friday hyping his match against CM Punk on RAW:

    “Only 3 more days until #thunderdomeindallas @JohnCena v @CMPunk winner faces @WWE champ @TheRock”

    CM Punk was asked by a fan on Twitter if he can beat John Cena without cheating. He replied:

    “Of course. Just more fun to cheat.”

    – Here is the cover art for WWE’s new Mick Foley “For All Mankind” DVD/Blu-Ray, due out April 16th. Limited copies of the Foley DVD/Blu-Ray will come packaged with a Mr. Socko.

     

  • Swagger Comments On Chamber Win, Foley Puts Over Ambrose & More

    – Jack Swagger tweeted the following after his Elimination Chamber win:

    “Jack Swagger’s America is here… #WethePeople #RealAmerican”

    – Future WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley tweeted this about The Sheild’s win over John Cena, Sheamus & Ryback at Elimination Chamber, specifically Dean Ambrose:

    “Impressive showing by the SHIELD, especially Ambrose. Very fluid; disturbingly poetic in his style and movements.”

    – Antonio Cesaro the following after defeating The Miz by disqualification at the PPV:

    “Even with Miz stooping to new lows and resorting to cheap shots, I am still YOUR #USChampion #WWEChamber”

    – The Miz re-tweeted the following image of his post-match low blow to United States champion Antonio Cesaro at Elimination Chamber:

    “Now that is what a DQ looks like RT @SinCaraN1Fan: @MikeTheMiz Kicking @AntonioCesaro in the ___ #Revenge #WWEChamber”

  • Mick Foley Talks CM Punk Feud, His Relationship With Vince, Undertaker’s Streak & More

    Future WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley was interviewed by Inside The Ropes this week. Here are some highlights of what Foley said about:

    Being A Comedy Character In WWE:

    I’m gonna have to disagree with you there for a moment, I think the stuff I did with CM Punk was not comedy based at all. I thought that was probably the most effective way I could be used and can be used in future. If I Have a serious difference of opinion with somebody, you know I’ll never again have the physical threat of resolving my differences with someone in the ring but I think once a year, I’m good for a couple of good promos. In a way I didn’t think I would be until I did those promos with Punk.

    His Program With CM Punk Ending So Soon:

    Well again, you can’t really take it any further unless there’s gonna be a resolution in the ring. I was very happy, I think I had 3 big promos with punk and I really enjoyed it and believe me, I had a christmas book out at the time and I had to fight the urge to take the book out under my arm but I knew it wasn’t right for the promo. I enjoyed it and I look forward in the future to doing it once a year or so, in limited doses.

    Why His Relationship With Vince McMahon Isn’t Great:

    Well I think two thing happened. One, after I bowed out of the WrestleMania match with Vince in 2001, that’s kinda like the boy who cried wolf, you know, I said I would, I said I wouldn’t and then I didn’t do it. In 2001, I was convinced I’d never have another match again. Obviously that was kinda dumb because I’ve had many matches since then with most of them not being anywhere near that level of magnitude. I could’ve made a lot of money and I don’t think I would’ve hurt the relationship.

    Then once I became the guy that almost left, then did leave, let me put it this way, I still don’t feel like I can go into Vince’s office and take free food. I just don’t feel like I can do that anymore. For 3 years, I knew that whenever Vince went to the broadcast booth it was my time to have a fillet or 3 or more.

    The Undertaker’s WrestleMania Undefeated Streak:

    I just think going 20-0 is the way to end the streak. I think he ended at an amazing last match, the number 20 has an allure and an appeal that numbers 21 22, 23 and 24 don’t and at this point I don’t know if there’s that opponent. He’s basically had all the matches, he’s had all the payoffs to the matches with history. The one guy that could get people interested is Punk.

    To hear the full chat where Mick talks about his favorite young talent in WWE, his comedy career, the Paul Bearer heel turn, his Hall of Fame induction and much more head over to http://www.facebook.com/theinsidenetwork.

  • Mick Foley On Whether He’d Wrestle Again & Why His Feud With Dean Ambrose Ended

    Future WWE Hall of Fame inductee Mick Foley held a comedy show in Adelaide, Australia over the weekend and spoke to the audience about a few wrestling-related items, including whether we’ll ever see him in the ring again and why his off-air feud with Dean Ambrose ended somewhat abruptly.

    After feuding with Dean Ambrose on Twitter last year (and having a face-to-face confrontation with him during WrestleMania 28 weekend), Foley there were plans for them to wrestle at SummerSlam. Foley said he pitched the idea for him to wrestle Ambrose as Mankind, with a fake “Dude Love” coming out and attacking Ambrose during his entrance while Mankind would come through the ring, a gimmick he cleared with the Undertaker.

    The plans had to be dropped after he got a diagnosis from his neurologist saying he should not be in the ring.

    During their social media war last year, Foley said he felt Ambrose went too far by making personal remarks about his family. When Foley told him to lay off his family, Dean kept bringing up his wife and kids, thinking that Foley’s request to stop was part of Foley “working” the angle.

    View Here: VIDEO Of Ambrose Confronting Foley During WM28 Weekend

  • Content Listing For The “For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley” DVD

    Here’s the official content listing for WWE’s upcoming “For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley” DVD and Blu-ray set, due out in April, courtesy of WWEDVDNews.

    Disc 1

    A Happy Story
    Idyllic Childhood
    Huge Fan
    Training School
    Working the Road
    WCW
    Sting
    Vader
    ECW & Japan
    Mankind
    Dude Love
    Hell in a Cell
    Mr. Socko
    The Rock
    Author
    Triple H
    Commissioner
    Going Away
    Randy Orton
    Making a Difference
    Edge
    Retirement
    Stand Up Comic
    A Complete One-Off

    Disc 2

    ack Foley / Les Thornton vs. The British Bulldogs
    Superstars September 1986
    Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

    Cactus Jack / Gary Young vs. Scott Steiner / Billy Travis
    AWA All Star Wrestling October 1988

    Cactus Jack Manson vs. Brickhouse Brown
    Wild West Wrestling April 1989

    Cactus Jack vs. Keith Hart
    Power Hour March 1990

    Submit or Surrender Match
    Cactus Jack vs. Sting
    Power Hour November 1991

    Falls Count Anywhere Match
    Cactus Jack vs. Van Hammer
    Clash of the Champions XVIII 21st January, 1992

    Barbed Wire Match
    Cactus Jack vs. Sandman
    Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 1995

    Cactus Jack vs. Shane Douglas
    CyberSlam February 1996
    Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

    Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia
    IYH: Cold Day in Hell 11th May, 1997

    Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
    IYH: Canadian Stampede 6th July, 1997

    Disc 3

    Dude Love vs. Rocky Maivia
    RAW 17th November, 1997

    Hell in a Cell
    Mankind vs. Undertaker
    King of the Ring 28th June, 1998
    Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

    WWE Tag Team Championship Match
    Mankind / Kane vs. New Age Outlaws
    RAW 13th July, 1998

    WWE Championship Match
    Mankind vs. The Rock
    IYH: Rock Bottom 13th December, 1998

    WWE Tag Team Championship
    Mankind / The Rock vs. Triple H / Shane McMahon
    SmackDown 2nd September, 1999

    Mankind vs. Al Snow
    SmackDown 16th December, 1999

    Hell In A Cell – Retirement Match
    Cactus Jack vs. Triple H
    No Way Out 27th February, 2000

    Blu-ray Exclusives

    Promos:

    Sting’s Birthday Cake
    WCW World Championship Wrestling 5th October, 1991

    No Ear Surgery
    WCW Saturday Night 10th September, 1994

    Barbie
    RAW 5th April, 2004

    Cutting Edge
    SmackDown 1st August, 2008

    Relevancy with CM Punk
    RAW 24th September, 2012

    Stories:

    Frank Foley

    Snowed In

    DeNucci Training School

    Arrested in Italy?

    Cactus Jack – The Name

    Africa

    Birth of Bang Bang

    Losing Teeth

    On the Spot

    Wanted T-Shirt

    Smoking Flight?

    Anti-Hardcore ECW

    Farewell in ECW

    Vicious Suplex

    Kevin Sullivan – Mentor

    Rock ‘n Sock Jacket

    Disneyland

    Loogie Heard ‘Round the World

    Commentator

    Mr. Socko vs. The Cobra

    Comedy Show

    Favourite Mick Foley Persona

    Sheamus Meets Mick

    Christmas Cheer

    Wardrobe

    Thrifty Mick

  • The Rock “Teddy Bear” Movie Update, Shelton Benjamin Rumble Joke, Foley-Nerdist

    – We reported last week that The Rock has signed on for a new movie titled, “Teddy Bear,” which is based off an illustration by software engineer Alex Panagopoulos. The picture, which depicts a teddy bear protecting a sleeping child and fighting off an evil monster, is titled “Sweet Halloween Dreams” and can be viewed here.

    – Mick Foley announced that he’ll be appearing on an upcoming episode of the Nerdist podcast.

    – In response to rumors that he would be appearing as a surprise entrant at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Shelton Benjamin tweeted on Sunday night, “Hey is the rumble over? How’d I do?” Benjamin was in Phoenix over the weekend and stayed at the same hotel as the WWE Crew, but was only in town to work an indy show.

  • Planned Royal Rumble Surprise Nixed, Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels Appear On “The JBL & Cole Show”, More

    – WWE contacted Rikishi to participate in Sunday’s 30-Man Royal Rumble Match but the veteran wrestler is unable to appear due to a prior commitment, Jerry “The King” Lawler revealed in an interview with New York Post promoting WrestleMania Axxess.

    “I do know that they had contacted Rikishi, but he had a prior commitment that he could not get out of. My son Brian told me that it was just a commitment he literally could not get out of even though he really wanted to [be in the Rumble],” Lawler said.

    Lawler also hinted that former stars could resurface as surprise entrants.

    “The Royal Rumble has become our next biggest and most fan-favorite pay-per-view. It’s so unpredictable. I know for a fact, I don’t know who it will be, but there’s always some surprise entrants. There will be some people that you didn’t have a clue they were going to be involved in the Rumble.”

    To read the full interview, click here.

    – This week’s edition of The JBL & Cole Show features appearances by Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels, who have some kind words for JBL. Plus, Hornswoggle faces off with Daniel Bryan and his “magician’s assistant” in the “SUPERStar Search.”

    – Darren Young is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

  • WWE Hall Of Famer Hospitalized, Ziggler & AJ’s Crappy New Year, Foley-HOF

    – Today’s wrestling birthdays include former WWE superstar Dave Batista (44) and WWE legend “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase (59).

    – WWE Legend Superstar Billy Graham is back in the hospital with double pneumonia.

    – An interesting note regarding WWE’s New Year’s Eve edition of RAW. WWE (and TNA) title the scripts for each show they produce, like most television shows. According to f4wonline.com, the script for the December 31st RAW was titled, “Crappy New Year,” a nod to the substance that covered Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee at the end of the show.

    – WWE has released the following video looking at Mick Foley’s 2013 Hall of Fame induction:

  • Steve Austin Sporting A New Look, Foley’s Inductor, Edge Surgery Update

    – Former WWE Superstar Edge tweeted the following about how his neck is doing after his recent surgery:

    – Mick Foley asked his fans on Twitter earlier today who they think should induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame. After getting a ton of responses, Foley tweeted:

    https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/291650288610324480

    – WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is sporting a new beard. Austin tweeted the following photo and caption on Wednesday:

    steve-austin-new-look

  • Rey Mysterio’s Return, Rock Congratulates Foley, Maddox Doing Commentary

    – Rey Mysterio is scheduled to return to the ring at Friday’s RAW live event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mysterio has been out of action for several weeks dealing with a personal issue.

    – The Rock tweeted the following congratulatory message to Mick Foley:

    – Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler will be doing an appearance today at 2pm in City of Industry, California at Fry’s Electronics.

    – WWE’s SmackDown brand will be holding live events Alaska tonight and Friday night, with shows in Fairbanks and Anchorage. The Shield will be working these SmackDown shows.

    – Brad Maddox will do commentary on Wednesday’s WWE Main Event broadcast during the Prime Time Players vs. Primo & Epico tag team match.

  • Tonight’s SmackDown & Main Event Tapings, Tyson Kidd Injury Update, Foley-Comic Con

    – WWE is taping this week’s Main Event and Smackdown shows from San Antonio, TX. Randy Orton vs. Antonio Cesaro will be taking place on Main Event. For SmackDown, the only thing advertised is Del Rio’s Championship fiesta.

    – WWE returns to Providence, Rhode Island on March 16th for a RAW brand live event. Tickets go on sale at Ticketmaster.com tomorrow morning with the pre-sale password WWEPROV.

    – Mick Foley is the latest WWE personality to be booked for an upcoming Comic Con event. Foley will be appearing at the Niagara Falls Comic Con in June.

    – WWE.com has published an interview Tyson Kidd, who recently suffered a bad knee injury that he described as “ligament and meniscus tears in his right knee and a fracture in his tibia platea.” The article states that he’ll be out for 6-8 months.

    * Pictures of Beautiful NXT Diva SASHA BANKS

  • Foley’s HOF Induction Official, Ryder Reaches 1 Million Twitter Followers, SmackDown Rating, Bundy-HOF

    – It was officially announced on RAW that Mick Foley is the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013.

    – The January 11th episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 3,130,000 viewers, which is up from 2,721,000 viewers the week before.

    – WWE legend King Kong Bundy teased on Sunday night that he is Hall of Fame bound and a big announcement would be coming on Monday night. As it turns out, Bundy will not be joining the WWE Hall of Fame, but the “Pro Wrestling Report Hall of Fame” on April 5th in New York. It sounds just as prestigious.

    – Despite not wrestling a match on Monday’s 20th Anniversary RAW, Zack Ryder reached 1 million Twitter followers shortly after the show went off the air, officially becoming a #SevenFigureBroksi.

  • Kevin Nash Tweets About Mick Foley’s Hall Of Fame Induction

    Former WWE superstar Kevin Nash tweeted the following late Sunday night about the news of Mick Foley being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year:

    There was some talk in recent weeks that Nash would be considered for this year’s Hall of Fame class – and he revealed who he would want to induct him when he does go in:

    https://twitter.com/RealKevinNash/status/290688201411141632

  • Paul Heyman Comments On Rock Concert, Foley’s UK Comedy Tour, Latest Are You Serious?

    – WWE.com has published a list of all the World title changes over the past 20 years of Monday Night RAW.

    – Ticketmaster.co.uk is now selling tickets for Mick Foley’s upcoming UK Comedy Tour in April-May.

    – Paul Heyman tweeted the following about The Rock hosting a “Rock Concert” on Monday’s 20th Anniversary RAW:

    – Here is the latest episode of WWE’s Are You Serious?