– Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn is expected for the 3/5 WWE Fastlane PPV after Joe attacked Sami on RAW this week. Joe vs. Seth Rollins was originally booked for Fastlane until Rollins injured his knee.
– NXT Champion Bobby Roode recently spoke with Philly.com and commented on his 12-year journey to WWE. Roode says he has no regrets on how he made it to WWE as he got to work with some of the best wrestlers around the world. Roode commented:
“I firmly believe not just in business but in life that everything happens for a reason. Not getting hired back in those days fueled the fire a little bit to go out there and get over and go different places and work harder. I have no regrets. I got to work with some great people over the last 12 years.
The experience that I gained and the people that I met and the travels that I did, I wouldn’t change that for the world. I think it’s made me a better worker. It’s made me a better wrestler. It’s made me a better person. I think in sports entertainment timing is everything. It was a learning experience for me back in those days. I obviously wasn’t ready and I got to go to a different spot and for over 12 years kind of work on my brand and become somewhat of a household name and get better and get older.”
– R-Truth is busy working on his hip-hop career during downtime from WWE. He posted the following video from a recent studio session working on his “I Got It” single, and a photo from Monday’s music video shoot for his “Back Against The Wall” single:
– Triple H recently surprised a group of kids from Make-A-Wish with WrestleMania 33 tickets at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. The Wish Kids will be a part of the WrestleMania festivities this coming April in Orlando. Below are photos:
– In the video below from TMZ Sports, John Cena shares his thoughts on the Shaquille O’Neal vs Big Show match at WrestleMania 33. Cena believes Big Show is in great physical shape and has really transformed his body. Cena has known Show for fifteen years and believes Show has something to prove this year, and a need to make his mark on WrestleMania, using the “please retire” chants from a few years back as motivation.
– WWE Shop has released Carmella’s first official t-shirt.
– WWE taped the following on Monday in Hartford for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars:
– Jinder Mahal vs. Curtis Axel
– Alicia Fox vs. Dana Brooke
– Goldust and R-Truth will be Jonathan Coachman’s guests for Wednesday’s Off The Top Rope segment on ESPN SportsCenter.
– WWE is teasing the return of James Ellsworth for tonight’s episode of Smackdown Live. Smackdown General Manager Daniel Bryan is scheduled to appear on Miz TV to unveil new names set to compete at the Survivor Series. Below is a preview:
– Bill Goldberg is scheduled for tomorrows episode of “First Take” on EPSN 2, where he’ll be discussing Brock Lesnar and his return to the squared-circle at Survivor Series.
– Former WWE Superstar and founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Chris Nowinski, was ringside at last night’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view in Boston Massachusetts. He tweeted:
#HIAC is amazing tonight! You're missing out if you're not watching. Love coming back and seeing it in person pic.twitter.com/xpUf4wgWTi
– A brand new “Table for Three” is scheduled to air following this week’s episode of WWE RAW, featuring WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, Goldust, and R Truth. Below is a preview for the show:
– This week’s WWE Top 10 celebrates Halloween with the Sneakiest Superstar Disguises:
– Bayley will join Jonathan Coachman this Wednesday on ESPN’s SportsCenter for the weekly Off The Top Rope segment.
– WWE taped Curtis Axel vs. Darren Young and Golden Truth vs. Jinder Mahal & Titus O’Neil last night in Memphis for this week’s WWE Superstars episode.
– Steve Austin and his “Stunner” are featured in this new WWE Network promo:
– Cesaro is featured in this backstage video from last night’s RAW after tying the Best of 7 Series with Sheamus at 3-3. Cesaro talks about the Cesaro Section being behind him wherever he goes and the special connection they have, calling it a connection that other people don’t understand.
– Stephanie McMahon and R-Truth teamed up backstage at RAW last night to work on a mystery project benefitting Connor’s Cure and Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. We can only hope it involves Stephanie rapping.
– NXT’s Tommaso Ciampa suffered a sick injury while working Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s Battle of Los Angeles this past weekend. Ciampa tweeted the following photos and noted that he had a chunk removed from his lip and 5 stitches:
– We noted last week that Sheamus spent several days filming his role for the “ATONE” movie that is scheduled to be released in 2017. Filmmaker Wes Miller tweeted this behind-the-scenes photo of The Celtic Warrior’s character:
– As promised, R-Truth has released the official music video for his new “I Be Like” hip-hop single.
– In Nielsen’s nightly Twitter TV ratings for series & specials, this week’s WWE RAW had 266,000 tweets with 47,000 unique authors. The show ranked #3 for the night, behind the DNC and The Bachelorette.
– Xavier Woods will host a Street Fighter 5 tournament at Battle and Brew in Atlanta on Thursday evening. Full details on the event are at this link. Prizes include four tickets to Monday’s RAW. On a related note, Woods plays Overwatch, Terror Lab with fellow WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston and Pokemon Go with Goldust in these new UpUpDownDown videos:
– As noted, Cody Rhodes vs. Kurt Angle will take place for the first time on 8/27 for the Northeast Wrestling group. They are calling on fans to help create a custom t-shirt for the match, which will benefit a charity to be named. Cody tweeted these details:
New project: @RealKurtAngle and I want to do a charity t-shirt based on our upcoming match 8/27 @newwrestling1 . Before we announce the…
– Deadline reports that Sony has acquired feature film Son of Shaolin and that The Rock’s Seven Bucks Productions will produce the movie. There is also talk of Rock having an on-screen role. The movie is a contemporary Kung-Fu story that intertwines Shaolin mythology with many current issues faced by teens growing up in a gentrifying neighborhood.
On a related note, Universal is rumored to want Rock for the starring role in their upcoming Wolf Man movie.
– Below are new WWE Swerved extras with R-Truth and Dean Ambrose:
– The season finale of the Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness airs this Monday night on the WWE Network after RAW. Here’s the synopsis:
“It all comes down to this! In the season finale, Edge and Christian embark on a quest to secure the most ultimate treasure of them all!”
– R-Truth is currently working on a clothing line with Cooper 9 urban clothing.
Vince McMahon, Big Show, R-Truth and Alicia Fox made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to meet with some of the United States Troops on Friday night.
Below is a photo that was re-tweeted by Triple H last night, along with an earlier photo posted by Vince McMahon, which also appears to be from this week.
Footage of WWE’s trip to Afghanistan will likely air as part of this week’s WWE Tribute To The Troops special on the USA Network.
– On Monday’s post-Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW in Nashville, Tennessee, a match between the current and former Zeb Colter guys was announced as WWE United States Champion Alberto Del Rio will go one-on-one with Jack Swagger in a non-title match. Featuring a Thanksgiving theme this week, WWE SmackDown will be taped on Tuesday evening at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
– The following matches were taped on Monday night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee prior to RAW for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars.
* R-Truth def. Adam Rose in one-on-one competition in the first of two matches taped for this week’s show.
* The Miz def. Zack Ryder in the main event of this week’s WWE Superstars taping. The crowd in Nashville was actually pretty hot for this match, which The Miz ended up winning to finish up the taping.
WWE Superstars Cesaro and R-Truth worked out with, and even spent a little time on the field with the Leeds Rhinos prior to the WWE live event in Leeds, England on Saturday evening.
Both Cesaro and Truth had some fun with some of the Rugby players, as seen in the clips and photos below.
– The next episode of “Table For 3” on the WWE Network drops at 4pm EST. on Wednesday and will feature The Miz, Curtis Axel and R-Truth. The official description for the show reads: “The Miz, R-Truth and Curtis Axel share insightful stories in and outside the ring, and discuss what it takes to make it as a WWE Superstar.”
– Also on Wednesday, a new episode of “Unfiltered with Renee Young” will premiere on the WWE Network at 4:30pm EST. The description for her show, which will feature Finn Balor, reads: “Renee sits down with NXT Superstar Finn Balor as they discuss growing up in Ireland, his favorite movies and his surprising love for legos.”
– Below is the latest Superstar Ghost Stories teaser featuring WWE Diva and Total Divas star Paige.
– Hulk Hogan is set to host a pool party at The Harrahs Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey on the evening of Saturday, October 10, 2015. “Epic Saturdays with Hulk Hogan” admission tickets start at $20. More details on the event can be found at NightOut.com.
– There is currently a contest on the WWE.com website where fans respond to a new poll which asks who is currently the funniest WWE Superstar or Diva. The options include The New Day, R-Truth, Dean Ambrose, Becky Lynch, Dolph Ziggler, and John Cena. The New Day took the lead with 46% of the almost 7,000 votes, followed by Ambrose at 20% and Becky with 10%.
– R-Truth is set to perform some of his rap songs in Charlotte, North Carolina at tonight’s Juggalo Championship Wresling event. The rap group Insane Clown Posse owns JCW and posted the following promotional item on their official Facebook page.
– WWE is running a new poll on their official website asking fans who the scariest member of The Wyatt Family is. The options include Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Luke Harper and the mysterious Sister Abigail. While Strowman came in first with 47 percent of the vote, the unknown Sister Abigail isn’t far behind with 30 percent of the vote. Oddly enough, Wyatt, the leader of the group only has 17 percent. You can vote on the poll at WWE.com.
– WWE Superstar R-Truth has released his new single, “Pump It Up,” which is available on iTunes. Truth posted the following tweet on Thursday to promote the song.
It looks like Bo Dallas could be in line for a slight character change in the near future, as WWE has been working on altering his gimmick lately.
After last Thursday’s SmackDown, Dallas debuted a new finishing move and attacked R-Truth after their match. He then cut a promo and spoke about how he has been trying to inspire people for so long, but it has turned him into a joke. He went on to reveal that he felt what he did to Truth by attacking him was “really funny,” and told fans he Bo-Lieves he will be a lot more “humorous” in the future.
– Bo Dallas teased a slight character change following his attack on R-Truth at WWE SmackDown this week. For those who didn’t see the show, Dallas is no longer using the “Bo-Dog” finisher, as he’s now using a variation of the whiplash neckbreaker.
– A 30-minute “sneak peek” of the new WWE “Monday Night War Volume 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray will air on the WWE Network immediately following Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. The description for the show reads:
“A First Look at the latest WWE Home Video release, The Monday Night War: Volume 2, featuring an exclusive new interview with Eric Bischoff!”
– In addition to working on his hip-hop projects, WWE Superstar R-Truth is apparently looking to enter the Hollywood scene as well. Truth posted the following on Twitter:
WWE taped the following matches for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event prior to the WWE SmackDown television taping on Tuesday night in Portland, Oregon.
– Becky Lynch def. Sasha Banks in Divas action in a dark match taped prior to the start of the WWE Main Event television taping.
– Rusev def. Fandango in the first match taped for Main Event. This match basically amounted to a one-sided squash match, with Rusev picking up the “W” by way of his Accolade submission finisher.
– Jack Swagger def. Adam Rose in singles action in the second of three matches taped for this week’s broadcast. This match was given a little bit of time, but the crowd never really got into it.
– Stardust & King Barrett def. Mark Henry & R-Truth in tag-team action as the headline match taped for Main Event. There was more crowd heat for this match compared to the others taped for the show. After this match, the set was switched to prepare for the SmackDown television taping.
WWE taped the following matches for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars prior to Monday night’s edition of WWE RAW in Everett, Washington.
– The Ascension def. Jack Swagger & Fandango in tag-team action to kick off the taping. There were some comedy spots in this match, which was kept relatively short. In the end, however, The Ascension was too much for Swagger and Fandango, as they finished the duo off with their finisher for the clean pinfall victory.
– Bo Dallas def. R-Truth in the second of two matches taped for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars, which airs on Wednesday evening. This was pretty much you’d expect, with the Everett, Washington fans giving Dallas a hard time in spots until ultimately, Dallas managed to get his hand raised.
– The mild concussion that Alicia Fox suffered during her tag-team match with Nikki Bella against Charlotte and Becky Lynch on RAW took place when Charlotte delivered a regular leg-sweep to Fox. Fox reportedly took the bump high on her head and beck area.
– Speaking of Monday’s RAW in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the show drew approximately 8,000 fans.
– Konnan attended the WWE live event in San Diego, California on Friday night. Below is a photo of Konnan with Chris Jericho and R-Truth.
WWE taped the following matches prior to Monday’s WWE RAW in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars.
– Bo Dallas def. R-Truth in a quick match to kick off the evening in Oklahoma City. The fans were alive early on, and into boo’ing Dallas. In the end, Dallas picked up the clean victory over Truth.
– King Barrett def. Jack Swagger in the second of two matches taped for this week’s Superstars. Although Swagger is a hometown boy in Oklahoma, and was cheered as such inside the arena, the “King” still pulled off the “W” to close out the taping.
WWE taped the following matches prior to last night’s SmackDown television taping in Lincoln, Nebraska for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event.
– R-Truth defeated Bo Dallas in the first match taped for this week’s WWE Main Event. The finish saw Truth roll-up Dallas while Dallas was playing to the crowd. Apparently the fans were into hating Dallas in Lincoln.
– Some video replays are shown highlighting some of the action on this week’s post-Battleground edition of WWE RAW.
– JoJo interviews The Lucha Dragons backstage. The Lucha Dragons, who are scheduled to face Big E. and Kofi Kingston during tonight’s Main Event, focus their promo on The New Day.
– Big E. & Kofi Kingston defeated The Lucha Dragons in tag-team action. Again, the crowd was into hating on The New Day members, and were strongly into the high-spots that Sin Cara and Kalisto did in the match.
– The Prime Time Players defeated The Ascension in tag-team action. This served as the headline bout of this week’s edition of WWE Main Event, which the WWE Tag-Team Champions won via clean pinfall to end the taping.