– Paul Heyman will be the special guest on tonight’s WWE RAW Kickoff Show live on the WWE Network.
– Last week it was noted that Sasha Banks, Naomi and Tamina Snuka’s Team “BAD” name stood for “Best at Dominating,” but it was noted at Battleground that BAD stands for “Beautiful and Dangerous.”
– WWE has released the following new promo video for SummerSlam on August 23rd:
Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard blog recently spoke with TNA Hall Of Famers Team 3D (aka The Dudley Boyz) — Bully Ray and Devon — to promote the upcoming House Of Hardcore event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On a possible WWE return:
Devon: “For us not to be back there, knowing that we’re in the best shape we’ve ever been in, I don’t understand it. We’re better now than we were ten or fifteen years ago. I understand that they want the future. But without the older generation that paved the way for these young guys to come, you’re not going to have it. Wrestling is a lost art, so you need the older guys like us to help show the younger guys how it’s done. I don’t understand it, though I know it needs to be on their terms.”
Bully: “Take the Dudley Boyz and put them back in WWE, and you’d add instant credibility to the tag division. The great thing about the Dudleys is we can work with any team and we can work any style. Not only will we help one team get over and learn and get better, but we can help all of them. It seems pretty simple to me – having the Dudleys back in the WWE is best for business, so I don’t have a really great answer for why we are not there. Only they know. You would think the most decorated tag team in the history of WWE would be able to go back into a company and breathe life into the tag division. It may never happen, but you never say never. It could be right around the corner.”
On Paul Heyman and ECW:
Devon: “The greatest thing Paul Heyman ever gave us was creative liberty. A lot of the boys liked to call Paul the ‘David Koresh’ of pro wrestling back then, but he believed in you. He’d fire you up to the point where you thought you were bigger than Hulk Hogan. He made you believe in yourself. Paul took the time to develop your character. When people didn’t know how to speak on the mic, he’d sit there with you until three, four, or even five in the morning until you got it right. Paul really let us be us. When WCW fired Steve Austin [in 1995] and WWE wasn’t knocking on his door, it was Paul E. who saw something in Austin. Eric Bischoff fired Austin when he was hurt in WCW, and Paul E. said, ‘I know you’re hurt, but can you talk?’ When Steve came to ECW and delivered those promos – oh my God, you couldn’t believe that was the same guy who was in WCW. That’s what started Austin as a superstar. Steve started to be born again, and it was the same thing when he was in WWE. He didn’t become a star until he was given the creative liberty to be himself.”
Bully: “We text and talk all the time. Me and Paul, our relationship is better than anyone else he had from the entire ECW roster. We respect and like each other as people. Even at the Rumble, it was great catching up with him. When the Rumble was over, I was on Brock Lesnar’s tour bus with Brock and Paul, and we were shooting the s— and reminiscing. When Brock first started and Paul was his manager, I was Brock’s first storyline. The WWE came to me and asked me to get Brock ready for what could be in store for him.”
Bully Ray on Brock Lesnar: “Brock is just so powerful. One night, we were performing at Penn State, and Brock gave me an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. He dropped me right on my head. It was a total mistake, and it could have been a very, very bad injury for me. As soon as it happened, I remember getting up and telling Brock, ‘Do it again, do it again.’ He did not want to suplex me again, so I made him suplex me three more times the same exact way. I didn’t want Brock to become gun-shy about throwing people or change the way he worked if he’d be worried about hurting other people.”
Bully Ray on traveling with Shane McMahon: “When Shane McMahon was on the road for the company, he was in the car with us. One night, we were driving, and Shane decided to wake up his father and made us all say hello to Vince at three in the morning. Vince loves all that horses—. Shane was driving and he said, ‘Come on, let’s wake up Pop.’ I said, ‘That’s probably not a good idea.’ So he called his father and said, ‘Bubba wants to talk.’ He handed me the phone and all I could hear was Vince say, ‘Bubba, why are you corrupting my son?’ I told him it was the other way around, and we both started laughing.”
Bully Ray on Vince McMahon: “Vince spent his whole life in the business, added his vision, and made it the best in the world. Vince has a great mind for the industry and thinks on a much larger scale. Paul [Heyman] was great at storytelling and really getting people’s characters to come out and how to hide your weaknesses and accentuate your strengths. Those are the two smartest guys I’ve ever learned from in the business, and Paul, Vince, and Pat Patterson are the three best minds ever in this business.”
On Erick Rowan and Luke Harper:
Bully: “Right now, the one WWE tag team that deserves to taste the Dudley Death Drop is Harper and Rowan. It was very interesting they started hitting the Dudley Death Drop on TV and calling it something else. We’ve been hitting this finish consecutively for eighteen years.”
Devon: “That is a touchy subject. A move like 3D – when you see it, you automatically think the Dudleys. So Harper and Rowan started the fight. Harper said on Twitter, they’d be happy to show us ‘The Way,’ which is what they’re calling the move. Well, we’d be more than happy to hit 3D the way it should be hit.”
Check out the complete interview at SI.com.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross has updated his official blog with his latest thoughts and comments. Below are some of the highlights.
On John Cena vs. Cesaro at Monday’s RAW: “Enjoyed John Cena vs. Cesaro on RAW Monday night. Cena is the consummate pro and Cesaro showed, again, that he’s ready for main events on a regular basis with no start and stop involved. Turn Cesaro loose. I’d love to see Cesaro vs Lesnar some day.”
On Steve Austin/WWE 2K16: “Amazing the publicity and positive response that WWE has garnered with the announcement that Steve Austin is on the cover of the 2K16 video game due out in October. Now the Austin wrestling at Wrestlemania Texas will commence again which simply isn’t happening. Sorry folks, the park is closed…said in the late, John Candy’s voice.”
On Paul Heyman: “Paul Heyman adds so much to RAW when he’s on the show especially, and obviously, with Brock Lesnar. Paul’s verbal skills are unparalleled in the business today and he seems to get better with time. Hope young talents every where are paying attention. Heyman does plan advocate for his client. He IS an advocate IE Paul is a natural extension of his real personality. Tough Enough participants need to especially be closely watching him. Lesnar, on the other hand, has animal magnetism that can’t be taught.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
– The latest edition of Ric Flair’s “Wooo! Nation” podcast, which is available now, features an interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Terry Funk. You can download the show at Play.it.
– Originally, Paul Heyman was scheduled to travel to Japan to be with Brock Lesnar at the WWE “Beast In The East” special on the WWE Network. Now, however, Heyman is no longer scheduled to go, so it appears Lesnar will be appearing on the show by himself. The special is scheduled for July 4 from Tokyo, Japan.
– Below is a preview for next week’s edition of WWE Tough Enough:
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross updated his official blog on Wednesday with his latest thoughts and opinions. Below are some of the highlights:
On the Brock Lesnar angle from RAW: “Caught up wth RAW from Monday where Lesnar got beat down. Fundamentally it had to happen. Baby faces have to be put in jeopardy and that includes monster, fan favorites like Lesnar who is the biggest star in WWE today, in the view of many, because he’s a legit beast and the fact that he isn’t over exposed. Plus, it took multiple people to put Brock down into a selling situation. Let’s not forget that Brock is still a human and the human element can’t be factored out of how Brock Lesnar is booked. Any one who is vehemently opposed to this creative likely doesn’t understand the art of booking as much as they would like to believe.”
On Seth Rollins’ title run: “I’d still like to see Seth Rollins hold the WWE Title until Wrestlemania Texas. There is where Lesnar could win the title back IMO after winning the 2016 Royal Rumble. Now that’s the cue for someone to pipe up that idea is too predictable but I’ll go for doing the right thing over doing something unpredictable for the sake of surprise any day. It’s a great, long term storyline arc that makes sense on many fronts.”
On Paul Heyman leaving Lesnar: “Plus, anyone who is speculating that @HeymanHustle will be leaving Lesnar is ultra fantasy booking as well. No reason to have Paul leave Brock that is more viable than Heyman staying with Lesnar and I’d do NOTHING to disconnect the Heyman/Lesnar duo. NOTHING.”
On TNA problems: “Hearing all kinds of rumors, some good and some not so good, out of TNA so I will leave them as they are until confirmed but, again, this company is battling to stay in the game and I hope that they do. The thing that all of us can do as fans is to watch their TV show on Wednesday nights on Destination America. I still say if they wrestle more and talk less they will be better off. They are down to their hard core fans who want to see action and physicality and TNA has the roster to get that done.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross updated his official blog on Tuesday with thoughts and opinions of Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. Below are some of the highlights.
On Monday’s RAW: “This Raw had a good beginning, a viable middle and a great close with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman returning to confront WWE World Champion Seth Rollins. To ever do a ‘great’ three hour TV Wrestling show is going to be challenging but this show definitely had its moments and took a nice step toward the next WWE PPV which is, luckily, four weeks away.”
On Kevin Owens attacking Machine Gun Kelly: “Kevin Owens had a memorable night but his power bombing rapper Machine Gun Kelly seemed to be enjoyed and not jeered by the live audience. Nonetheless, @FightOwensFight is making positive strides to become WWE’s top villain. I hope that he succeeds. He’s a throwback in many ways and I enjoy him not trying to be a ‘cool villain.'”
On Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman returning on RAW: “As mentioned the return of @HeymanHustle and Lesnar was well timed although I’m somewhat surprised but not disappointed that it will be Lesnar vs. Rollins at Battleground PPV in St Louis in approximately one month and not at Summer Slam although that’s still a possibility. Lesnar is a legit monster and has more of the ‘IT” factor than any one in WWE for my money. I look forward to some verbal jousting from Heyman and Rollins in the coming weeks while Lesnar stays at home and eats red meat.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
Paul Heyman posted a series of tweets on Thursday reacting to the untimely passing of his long time friend, Dusty Rhodes. (more…)
In an update on the WWE status of Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman, both guys are scheduled to return at WWE RAW next Monday night in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lesnar and Heyman will be back again the next week in Indianapolis, and are both planned to be regulars on television at least through the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.
Lesnar’s next high-profile match is scheduled to be at the WWE Battleground pay-per-view on July 19th, however he’s also booked fr the July 4th live WWE Network special from Japan, where he will be taking on Kofi Kingston.
It’s worth noting that the current plan is that WWE will not be promoting the 7/4 live special from Japan the same way they did with the recent Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
As seen earlier this week, Steve Austin immediately downplayed the speculation about a possible WrestleMania 32 match with Brock Lesnar, and apparently there’s a very good reason for that.
According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Austin vs. Lesnar will not be happening next year and part of the reason is because Austin and Vince McMahon have some issues. While the key issues aren’t specified, it is noted that McMahon was not happy with how Austin’s “Stone Cold Podcast” with Paul Heyman ended because it caused anticipation and excitement for a match that is not currently part of WWE’s plans for WrestleMania 32.
After the podcast ended, McMahon reportedly spoke to Austin and made it clear that he wanted the story to go away quickly and quietly, so he asked Austin to address it once and then move on, which is exactly what Austin ended up doing.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
– The “Stone Cold Podcast” with Steve Austin and Paul Heyman that aired on the WWE Network last Monday night is the latest edition of the regular weekly “Steve Austin Show,” which is available now. You can download the show at PodcastOne.com.
– Now that WWE has selected the 40 contestants for the new season of Tough Enough, the company has started sending letters from Triple H to applicants who failed to make the cut. In the email, HHH hints at more new seasons of Tough Enough coming in the future. Below is a copy of an email sent to Frederick Casden, who tried out for Tough Enough but didn’t get selected.
Dear Frederick,
Thank you for your video submission for WWE Tough Enough. As you can imagine, we received thousands of entries, and the competition was fierce. Unfortunately, you were not selected as one of the finalists, but please consider once again submitting a video for future seasons of WWE Tough Enough.
We thank you for your passion and wish you much success in the future.
Sincerely,
Paul “Triple H” Levesque
WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman will be returning to WWE television sooner than originally planned.
According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE called both Lesnar and Heyman to return about a month earlier than they were planning on having them come back.
Originally, WWE was looking at having Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at this year’s SummerSlam event on August 23rd, which means Lesnar would have returned a week, or a few weeks, prior to the date of the pay-per-view. Now, the plan is for Lesnar to return in time for a match at the Battleground event on July 19th.
While the Lesnar-Rollins match at SummerSlam is still a possibility, so much in creative has changed since that idea was in play. So far, Lesnar has been advertised for the June 22nd edition of RAW in Indianapolis, the July 6th RAW in Chicago and the July 13th RAW in Atlanta. Lesnar is also scheduled to work a match at what will now be a live WWE Network special on July 4th at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross updated his official blog on Tuesday with thoughts on Monday’s RAW, the Stone Cold Podcast with Paul Heyman and more. Below are some of the highlights:
On the John Cena and Kevin Owens RAW promo segment: “Nice verbal interplay between Cena and Owens Monday night on RAW. I’d love to see this develop into a great rivalry but in order for it to happen the villain (Owens) will have to maintain the upper hand until the bottom of the ninth IE the blow off match. Not sure that will happen but I’m certainly interested in going along for the ride. Owens winning at Elimination Chamber was essential and made all the wrestling sense in the world.”
On the Stone Cold Podcast with Paul Heyman: “Enjoyed the Steve Austin-Paul Heyman post RAW edition of the Steve Austin Podcast on the WWE Network and was pleased that WWE extended their time approximately 12 minutes as the two could have easily delivered two, compelling hours of entertainment. It brought back old times when Heyman struck the mean dog with a sharp stick when asking @steveaustinBSR about facing Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania Texas in April of 2016. Great intensity by Austin who flipped the switch into promo mode while talking about the topic that the IWC (Internet Wrestling Community) had to love. My Twitter timeline @JRsBBQ exploded as many fans reacted as if the match had been made and that Steve was firing the opening salvo of the verbal aspect of what would be a record setting main event.”
On Steve Austin vs. Brock Lesnar: “I’d give an educated guess that the odds of an Austin-Lesnar match being held at Wrestlemania Texas as less than 50-50 and likely closer to 65-35 that it won’t happen. I’d love to be wrong but as Austin said “the stars in the sky would all have to be aligned” for that to happen and I don’t see those stars as being fan friendly for the lack of a better expression.”
On Samoa Joe signing full-time contract with WWE: “If true, very strategic of WWE to sign @SamoaJoe to a full time contract with the organization. Joe can work with anyone on the roster in any environment and is a class act who’s a great pro and will be a positive influence to all that he comes in contact with in the locker room.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
The latest Stone Cold Podcast with Paul Heyman just wrapped up and the big news coming out of the show was Steve Austin telling Paul Heyman that “if the stars aligned” – he might be interested in wrestling Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 32.
As the interview was wrapping up, Heyman asked Austin if we’ll be seeing him back in the ring at WrestleMania 32. The mood changed immediately, with Austin shifting into Stone Cold mode. Austin pitched the idea of taking on Brock Lesnar, but told Heyman that he wouldn’t be looking for a scientific wrestling match against the Lesnar. He had 3 words for Heyman – Texas Death Match. Austin says he’d whoop Lesnar’s ass and acknowledged that he was getting worked up.
WWE is already gauging fan interest in the dream match, encouraging the WWE Universe to re-tweet the following if they’d like to see the ‘Rattlesnake vs. Beast’ inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
RT if you want this for #WM32 at @ATTStadium! @SteveAustinBSR @BrockLesnar #TexasDeathMatch http://t.co/5E0C6maShO
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) June 2, 2015
WWE.com also posted a ‘Fantasy Warfare’ mashup video for the potential match.
Steve Austin’s ups and downs with WWE over the years are well documented and although he’s returning to the WWE Network tonight for a Stone Cold Podcast with Paul Heyman, “The Rattlesnake” still isn’t shy about criticizing the product.
On his latest Steve Austin show podcast at PodcastOne.com, Austin took WWE to task for the way they have been booking RAW lately.
“It’s simple, it’s to the point,” said Austin of the NXT product. “It’s not dumbed down like Monday Night RAW.”
Austin continued, “On Monday Night RAW it’s like they want to fill in every blank for you. It’s like wrestling for morons. They’ve over thought it.”
The WWE Hall Of Famer did point out that it’s easier to make NXT a good show because it’s one hour, compared to RAW being a live, three-hour show each week.
“It’s a one hour show, I get it,” said Austin of NXT television. “I like the format of the NXT show.”
– The Rock’s new movie, San Andreas, grossed $18.2 million on Friday. Variety is estimating that the film will draw $47 million for its’ opening weekend, which would be the biggest opening for a Rock film, not including the Fast & Furious franchise.
– The official WWE website published a “Best Of” gallery featuring the best photos of WWE Diva Lana. Lana is promoting the gallery with a little contest on social media. She tweeted the following earlier today:
Who will make the best collage of pictures from my unseen gallery http://t.co/QGEgKmCPa2 ??? I will RT the best ….. #WeWantLana
— CJ Perry (@TheCJPerry) May 30, 2015
– Paul Heyman promoted his appearance on the “Stone Cold Podcast” with Steve Austin, which is scheduled to air on the WWE Network immediately after Monday’s post-Elimination Chamber edition of RAW. Heyman tweeted the following on Saturday:
Monday should be a MOST interesting discussion on the @WWENetwork @SteveAustinBSR @WWE #StoneCold #NoTopicsAvoided pic.twitter.com/Yo92iT9vlE
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) May 30, 2015
Paul Heyman’s HeymanHustle.com site has a special feature on Chris Jericho and Nick Mundy’s hit Comedy Central web series, Nothing to Report.
The buddy cop show is hilarious and you are encouraged to tweet @ComedyCentral feedback.
Chris Jericho announced earlier today that Nothing to Report surpassed 1 million views.
Happy to report #NothingToReport has done ONE MILLION VIEWS! Keep Watching! http://t.co/KwBaoEzMCT @ComedyCentral pic.twitter.com/Lgkz5n6lO2
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) May 18, 2015
Last night, WWE announced that Paul Heyman will be Steve Austin’s guest on the next installment of the Stone Cold Podcast, which airs live on the WWE Network on June 1st immediately following RAW.
WWE sent out a press release today touting the Stone Cold Podcast, revealing that The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan and Sting will also be sitting in the hot seat in the coming months.
WWE’s upcoming book about The Undertaker is scheduled for a November 3rd release, so Monday, November 2nd could very well be the day the Texas Rattlesnake and The Dead Man go face to face one more time.
Here’s the official word:
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin will host Stone Cold Podcast, Live!, a no-holds-barred, in-your-face monthly interview series beginning Monday, June 1 at 11 p.m. ET on the award-winning WWE Network, with special guest Paul Heyman.
Each month immediately following Monday Night Raw, which airs on USA Network, the WWE Hall of Famer will sit down with the biggest names in WWE including Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Sting and other celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment for an exclusive interview on WWE Network.
“If you’re ready for the Stone Cold Podcast, give me a ‘Hell Yeah!’,” said “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.
WWE announced live during the WWE Payback “Kickoff Show,” and again during the pay-per-view itself, that the “Steve Austin Show” podcast will soon be returning to the WWE Network.
On Sunday, WWE announced that Austin’s live WWE Network podcast will return on Monday, June 1st, immediately after WWE RAW, with special guest Paul Heyman.
– Last night at Extreme Rules, we saw a segment with Ryback interrupting a promo by Bo Dallas and taking him out with Shell Shocked. It’s being speculated that this might come in to play as Ryback gears up for a feud with Bo Dallas’ brother, Bray Wyatt.
– Paul Heyman is scheduled to be kept off WWE television until July, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Lesnar is scheduled to return from his “indefinite suspension” this summer and will likely be working a top match at SummerSlam.
– Director Derek J Sulek noted on Twitter that his movie “The Confession” with Rob Van Dam is now complete. Here’s the DVD artwork featuring RVD:
"The Confession" starring @TherealRVD @ashleyescharf is officially complete! Film festival listings coming soon! pic.twitter.com/1ri4Vu69bF
— Derek Sulek (@DerekJSulek) April 27, 2015
It was reported last week that almost no one knew that Seth Rollins was going to be cashing in his Money In The Bank briefcase and winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31 until half-way through the show, however that is not the case.
Brock Lesnar knew about Rollins cashing in prior to signing his new WWE contract and because he, Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns were working closely together during the build-up of the match, the belief is Reigns knew a few days in advance as well.
Regarding Reigns not winning the title, which was the original plan for WrestleMania, many WWE talents have been really defensive of Reigns and there has even been some bitterness towards the vocal fans that ultimately forced the change in plans. Even though in WWE who aren’t knocking the vocal fans are said to be very defensive of Reigns.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. the internal reaction to Reigns losing this year is said to be nearly the complete opposite of the way talents reacted to Batista last year, as he went through a similar situation with the vocal fans changing plans for WrestleMania XXX, which was suppped to end with “The Animal” winning the title.
The feeling regarding Reigns is that the company spent a year building him and grooming him to be the next top guy, and then the vocal fans put his big climax in jeopardy, ultimately costing him the title and what would have been the most important moment of his career.
– Paul Heyman’s Heyman Hustle site has published exclusive photos of the Bella Twins from WrestleMania weekend.
– According to new business data released by WWE, February’s Fastlane pay-per-view did 43,000 buys (27,000 domestic, 16,000 international).
– Recent WWE signee Uhaa Nation was one of several talents who began training at the WWE Performance Center on Monday.
– “Stone Cold” Steve Austin announced on Twitter that he’ll be addressing the rumors regarding his relationship with WWE on Tuesday’s Steve Austin Show podcast at PodcastOne.com.
Traveling is great, but if there’s one place you sure as hell don’t want to visit, it’s Suplex City. Courtesy of Paul Heyman’s Heyman Hustle, Cleveland-based hip hop artist PFV paid tribute to The Conqueror Brock Lesnar with this remix of the Tyga song Rack City.
Peter Rosenberg and David Shoemaker of the Cheap Heat podcast were at WrestleMania Axxess over the weekend and scored exclusive interviews with Paul Heyman, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Paige, Finn Balor, Stardust, Charlotte and Eva Marie.
The interviews with Heyman, Wyatt, Ambrose and Paige below, check out Rosenberg’s YouTube channel for the rest of them.
Paul Heyman talks about his history with New York’s Hot 97 radio station, working as a heel, Seth Rollins’ talent and much more.
Bray Wyatt talks about growing up in the business, working with Undertaker, finding himself, WWE vs WCW and much more.
Dean Ambrose sits down with Peter and David Shoemaker as part of their Cheat Heat Mania spectacular to discuss everything including the year he’s had, the WWE office not bothering him too much, loving house shows and much more
Finally — Paige sits down with Cheap Heat and meets David Shoemaker who professes his love (kind of). She also talks about her wrestling family, winning the WWE title her first night, and much much more.
WWE made the call to have Seth Rollins cash in his Money In The Bank briefcase and win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship late in the show at WrestleMania 31 this past Sunday.
According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Rollins found out about the new plans as The Rock and Ronda Rousey segment was going on. He was then taken into a room with producer Michael Hayes, as well as Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns, to go over the new plans for the finish of the main event.
Originally, the plan was for Reigns to win the title from Lesnar, however WWE reportedly changed those plans sometime in advance. The belief is that Lesnar was fully aware of the new plans before he signed his new deal with WWE last Tuesday.
It’s unknown when Reigns found out that he wasn’t going to become the new champion, however as noted earlier today, his family, particularly his father Sika, was furious when they realized Reigns wasn’t winning as planned, and reportedly wanted to “go to war” with WWE as a result.
Last month, YouTube star Joe Weller set the internet on fire with his “Brutal WWE Moves on Girls” video, which went viral and racked up over 15 million views.
Last week in Los Angeles, Paul Heyman caught up with Joe Weller and filmed, “Brutal WWE Moves on Girls: The Revenge” hosted by Jim Ross, with a cameo from the one and only Madusa.
It’s a special edition of the Heyman Hustle that can’t be missed.