– Josh Mathews and Road Dogg take a look at one of the most eccentric wrestlers of all-time, Max Moon, on this week’s episode of “Are You Serious?” Plus, Puppet H is back, who introduces “WCW’s Bad Gimmick Roulette” with 3 Count. Also featured are clips of Josh Mathews, and Bobby Lashley ordering Simon Dean to scarf down twenty double-cheeseburgers.
– After concluding a three-event tour in Egypt, the SmackDown crew left the country early Sunday morning United States EST time (late Sunday morning in Egypt) for tomorrow night’s Raw at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia tweeted early Sunday: “On the plane w/ all the @WWE Superstars as we get ready 2 leave Cairo. Thk u Egypt 4 ur hospitality & such a grt tour!”
– Raven is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.
– Leading up to SummerSlam, WWE Games had an incredible opportunity to chat with the legendary Texas Rattlesnake, WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin. Aubrey Sitterson went into the interview with a list of questions for the iconic Superstar, including his thoughts on WWE ’13, the “Attitude Era” and current WWE Champion CM Punk. Unfortunately, things took a different spin, as Austin took issue with Sitterson’s line of questions, tone and pretty much everything about the hapless WWE Games Community Manager.
Check out the WWE Games Community Exclusive video at wwe.thq.com, then be sure to follow WWE Games on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest on WWE ’13 – on sale October 30, 2012.
– The official WWE website has added Raven to its Alumni section. WWE says of the accomplished wrestler: “No competitor caused as much of a stir in the original ECW as the grungy sociopath from The Bowery known only as Raven. The loner toyed with both Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman before arriving in WCW and WWE.”
– Amidst reports of New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez allegedly flirting with a pair of women two rows behind the dugout during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, the official WWE website has posted photos of his girlfriend, Torrie Wilson.
Former WWE, WCW and ECW star Raven spoke with Inside The Ropes Radio this past Thursday night about the following topics:
Origins of The Raven Character: “I was talking to DDP one day, I was saying I was having trouble getting booked anywhere. Page goes “it’s because you’re a chicken shit heel” He said “you should be more of a bad ass” I didn’t wanna be a bad ass because everyone wants to be a tough guy. Page had mentioned the Point break movie and said I looked like one of the red hot chilli pepper guys. He said I should do something alternative, so I drew on all the emotional baggage from my childhood and I created the Raven character. It annoys me when Page says he created it, which is ridiculous because I had to create the character, the promos, the concept. I came up with the idea that Dreamer and I went to summer camp and Beulah was the fat chick.”
His Johnny Polo Gimmick: “I’d been in the business like 4 years. They made me an Associate Producer of raw. They were grooming me to be on the booking committee. I used to write the second rate shows like All American. He also made me a manager because he thought I was too small, at the time the guys were bigger, all the smaller guys were in the tag team. I didn’t like the Johnny Polo moniker. If anything the way I talk didn’t fit me. I didn’t feel I was the character. I wanted to wrestle. Shane McMahon should’ve been Johnny Polo, with the silver spoon in his mouth.”
Returning To WWE in 2000: “I get hired by JR. He says he can’t give me a big downside because I’d just got clean. Unfortunately, Vince McMahon hated me. Michael Hayes told me Vince had said “Who the fuck hired Johnny Polo?” I still had heat for walking away. Who would dare walk away from the 4th floor office?! Then I was in the hardcore thing and got it over.”
Wworking with CM Punk In TNA: “He had a very inflated sense of self importance at the time. He thought he was so much better than he was. Not that he was bad, he just wasn’t as good as he thought he was. I don’t watch wrestling anymore, because it’s too disappointing but I was doing a personal appearance where they show PPVs and you’re watching the show. Wow, watching him, he became phenomenal. The two pay per views I seen, he was the best thing on them. I have nothing but respect for him. It was just back then, he had an inflated sense of self importance.”
Posted September 8th, 2012 in News, WWE. Tagged: Raven.
– Making his first Massachusetts appearance in more than twenty years, Ultimate Warrior will appear at Big Time Wrestling’s debut in Downtown Boston, Friday, October 5 at the Reggie Lewis Center. Warrior will be in full face paint and make an in-ring appearance. Bobby Lashley, Carlito, Raven, The Sandman, a Divas Match featuring Jillian Hall
The Ultimate Big Time Wrestling Fanfest will be held prior to the event where fans can meet The Ultimate Warrior and all the BTW Superstars! Fanfest starts at 5:00 p.m. First match is 8:00 p.m. The Reggie Lewis Center Field House is located at 1350 Tremont St, Boston, Massachusetts. Event details are available here.
– The theme for WWE Classics On Demand programming during the month of October is “Legends of the Fall.” The evolution of Extreme Championship Wrestling, the inaugural WCW Fall Brawl and Two out of three falls match with Dory Funk, Jr. will be highlighted.
— Reports this week of former WWE talent Nelson Frazier (a/k/a Big Daddy V, Viscera) appearing at WrestleMania Axxess are incorrect he is advertised to appear at a wrestling tour taking place in Georgetown, Guyana on March 31 and April 1. Other talent appearing include Tom Howard, Predator (a/k/a Sylvester Terkey), Butterbean, Domino, Daivari, Luke Gallows, Shad Gaspard, Paul London, Mike Knox and Raven. Bill Goldberg will also appear at the events in a non-wrestling capacity.
— Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson has launched a fitness blog site at TorrieWilsonFit.com. In her first post she demonstrates glute training.
— Ted DiBiase and Rosa Mendes have been announced to appear at Walmart – 19501 NW 27th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida on March 28. The autograph signing is open to the first 300 attendees and a wristband policy is in effect.
— Hiroyoshi Tenzan turns 41 years old Friday while Villano III turns 60.
— Tickets for the WWE’s third annual Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event go on sale Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. via Ticketmaster. Prices are set $20, $40, $70, $90 and $250.
Elimination Chamber takes place February 19, 2012 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
— Former WWE talent Harry Smith (a/k/a David Hart Smith) has changed his Twitter handle to @Brakuss. He is also referring to himself as “Brakuss” on the account.
— Click here for photos of former WWE Diva turned MoreHorror correspondent Shelly Martinez at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, California. She also attended yesterday’s NWA Hollywood event and tweeted “I freakin love wrestling!!”
— Konnan and Raven have been added to WrestleReunion, which takes place January 27-29, 2012 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport 5400 West Century Blvd. Los Angeles, California.
— Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan announced via Twitter that Raven, Melissa Anderson (a/k/a Alissa Flash) and Shelly Martinez (a/k/a Salinas) will appear in the band’s upcoming music video.
— The DivaMania tour is advertised for a stop in Baltimore, Maryland next Saturday with former WWE Divas Maria Kanellis and Taryn Terrell. The ex-Playboy models are scheduled for an autograph signing at 8:30 p.m. at Mist Baltimore and a party afterwards. The venue is located at 124 Market Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
— Former NWA World Tag Team Champion Don Kernodle, 61, underwent successful quadruple heart bypass surgery on Tuesday. He is now in the ICU and expected to be released this week.
— New Jack is accepting bookings through Bill Behrens at showbis@aol.com.
— Shawn Daivari (a/k/a Sheik Abdul Bashir) has re-signed with TNA Wrestling, reports SuperLuchas.net. The former X Division Champion is expected to work this week’s iMPACT! tapings in Orlando, Florida.
Daivari parted ways with TNA Wrestling in December 2009 after requesting his release from the organization. Since that time he has appeared for Ring of Honor and numerous independent promotions.
— Kurt Angle attended a regional wrestling tournament yesterday in Bemidji, Minnesota. The Olympic Gold Medalist spoke to over 800 children and teens about proper training and education. Video footage is available here.
— Former TNA talent Raven and Daffney have been announced for WrestleReunion, which takes next Sunday at the Atlanta Marriott.
— Former TNA Women’s Knockout Champion ODB announced Saturday night at Great Lakes Championship Wrestling’s sixth annual “Blizzard Brawl” event in Waukesha, Wisconsin that she is retiring from professional wrestling soon.
Meanwhile, former WWE Diva Serena Deeb beat ODB, Traci Brooks and Melanie Cruise in a four-way match at the event to win the GLCW Ladies Championship.
— Recently released TNA star Raven and Johnny Kashmere are advertised to perform stand-up comedy in Philadelphia on Thursday, Dec. 16 at The Deck at Harbor Pointe. Raven will be appearing at the same venue on Dec. 30.
— Today is former WWE Tag Team Champion Dynamite Kid’s birthday, who turns 52 years old. WWE star David Hart Smith paid a visit to the former British Bulldog at his home in Manchester, England during last month’s European tour.
Posted December 5th, 2010 in News. Tagged: ODB, Raven.
— Raven was said to be legitimately upset over TNA Wrestling writing him out of television recently. On a recent episode of iMPACT!, he was forced to put his employment on the line in a match against World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy. Hardy won the match and Raven was booted from the company as a result. His release from the company is legitimate.
Though he was written out of television, he then worked the opening match of a live event in Nashville, beating AJ Styles clean with a DDT. It is said that TNA is having wrestlers parting ways with the company go over in their final matches to keep them happy and motivated.
— The fact that new referee Jackson James is the son of Eric Bischoff was guarded even backstage at the Turning Point pay-per-view and subsequent television tapings. Garrett Bischoff trained at the Nasty Boys wrestling school in Florida before debuting in TNA Wrestling. It was not a secret to people at the school that he is Bischoff’s son, but TNA talent were lied to by company officials even after the news surfaced online.
Raven was written out of TNA Wrestling storylines as a result of a loss to Jeff Hardy that will air on next week’s episode of iMPACT!. It was stipulated that if Raven lost to the World Heavyweight Champion, he would be fired.
Hulk Hogan publicly fired him following the loss, saying, “Raven, you are fired, quote the Hulkster, Nevermore.”
Raven is legitimately parting ways with the organization.
— Last night’s episode of iMPACT! scored a 1.15 cable rating, with 1,509,000 viewers. The rating is down significantly from last week’s number, which was a 1.41. Viewership for last week’s iMPACT! was 1,900,000.
Meanwhile, ReACTION did a 0.68 cable rating, with 806,000 viewers. Like iMPACT!, this is down from the previous week, which was a 0.77 cable rating and average viewership of 942,000.
— Before Mickie James fought Sarita on iMPACT!, another match between both competitors aired internationally the previous day. To view the match in question, click here.
— Orlando Jordan and Raven are appearing for New Zealand promotion Impact Pro Wrestling this weekend at the ASB Showgrounds. Visit www.impactprowrestling.co.nz for more information.
Luna Vachon, who passed away last Friday, was asked to appear at last month’s Hardcore Justice pay-per-view.
When Mick Foley learned that her home had burned down, he suggested that TNA Wrestling utilize her to manage Tommy Dreamer against Raven, since in 1995, she was used as Dreamer’s second to counteract Stevie Richards.
Vachon declined the offer, citing that she had retired.