– WWE Superstar David Otunga noted on social media that he will begin filming the independent movie “What Happened Last Night?” this week. In the film, Otunga plays a bartender named Tiny.
– Stephanie McMahon, Sin Cara, Kalisto, Ryback, Sasha Banks, Tamina Snuka and Naomi visited children at The Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ahead of tonight’s WWE RAW at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh this evening. Below are some photos:
– John Cena checked in on Twitter today with the following tweet. Cena is scheduled to remain off of WWE television for at least two more weeks, after the TLC pay-per-view.
I never mind analyzation, but it's tough to process complaining. Identify the issue, work towards a resolve. #nevergiveup
WWE’s top female wrestlers continue to push for the return of the Women’s Championship.
The WWE website is running a poll asking fans which championship they want to see brought back. Choices include Hardcore, Women’s, Cruiserweight, European and Million Dollar titles. With over 25,000 votes cast, the Hardcore title has 48% of the vote, followed by the Women’s belt with 28%.
WWE Divas Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Bayely took to social media to make it clear they would much rather be competing for a WWE Women’s Championship instead of a butterfly Divas accessory.
The crew at WrestlingDVDNetwork.com continued their week of match reveals for the upcoming NXT’s Greatest Matches Vol. 1 DVD and Blu-Ray set today by announcing that these three will be included:
NXT Championship Finals: Seth Rollins vs. Jinder Mahal (NXT August 29, 2012)
Ladder Match for the NXT Championship: Bo Dallas vs. Adrian Neville (NXT ArRival February 27, 2014)
NXT Championship Match: Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens (NXT Takeover: Rival February 11, 2015)
– Sasha Banks and her Team BAD buddies Naomi and Tamina are featured in this week’s RAW Fallout video, which you can check out above. Banks tells Eden she did not tap out and insists Naomi and Tamina did not cheat to help her out. The segment ends with Eden running away from Tamina.
– Speaking of the Banks-Lynch match, WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley took to Twitter after the match on RAW to express his disappointment in WWE for not giving them enough time to steal the show. Foley noted that he traveled 12 hours to NXT TakeOver six months ago to watch Banks and Lynch and it was “worth every mile.” Foley tweeted the following:
– In the weeks leading up to Survivor Series, WWE had discussed Sasha Banks taking on Natalya at the pay-per-view. With less than 48 hours to go, it looks that match has been scrapped. WWE has yet to announce a match for the pre-show (or the participants for the 5-on-5 match), so there’s still hope for Sasha vs. Natalya could always be a last-minute addition.
– WWE is planning to hold Money in the Bank 2016 from Las Vegas at the new Las Vegas Arena, according to Prowrestling.net. The show typically takes place in June.
– Thursday’s SmackDown drew a 1.64 cable rating with 2.229 million viewers, up slightly from the previous week. The main event saw Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio and Kevin Owens.
– Roman Reigns is featured prominently on the artwork for December’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. The show takes place on December 13th at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
– As “The Undertaker week continues to roll on the WWE Network, WWE posted another video looking back, this time at The Undertaker’s theme song. Check out the above video as Jon Stewart, Sasha Banks, John Wall and other celebrities and WWE Superstars an d Divas talk about “The Dead Man’s” iconic theme song.
– NXT Diva Gionna Daddio is now going by the name Liv Morgan in NXT. Liv Morgan will face Emma on the December 2nd edition of NXT on the WWE Network.
– The Rock took to social media on Thursday to unveil the official promotional poster for his new movie with Kevin Hart called “Central Intelligence.” He wrote the following in addition to posting the photo of the poster.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The only one of its kind Central Intelligence teaser poster! Me and Kevin Hart teamed up to make an iconic, global action comedy the world could enjoy. As y’all know saving the world takes a Big Johnson and my friend Kevin is exactly where he belongs… behind me and sh*tting himself. We’re both excited to bring y’all this movie! Summer may never be the same… #CentralIntelligence #BigJohnson #ScaredHart JUNE 17th
WWE taped the following matches on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tennessee for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event.
– The Usos def. Adam Rose & Brad Maddox in tag-team action to kick off the show. Rose and Maddox, both of whom had blonde hair, cut a promo before the match. The finish in this one saw The Usos score the pin after a top-rope splash.
– JoJo interviews The Prime Time Players backstage. Titus O’Neil will be in action later against Heath Slater.
– Naomi def. Alicia Fox via submission in Divas action. Tamina Snuka and Sasha Banks were at ringside with Naomi, while Brie Bella was out with Fox.
– Titus O’Neil def. Heath Slater in the final match taped for this week’s show. The Prime Time Players member got the win with his finisher in the end, in a match that was said to be somewhat flat.
– Here is video of Roman Reigns answering questions at a WWE 2K16 press event in Spain. A transcript of the interview is available here in Spanish.
– WWE is apparently still adding episodes of SmackDown to the WWE Network in chronological order as the March 16, 2000 show is now available for viewing. Every SmackDown episode through this date with the exception of the February 3, 2000 show can be seen (Chris Benoit faced Triple H in the main event of that show).
– Sasha Banks apparently feels that WWE chief Vince McMahon doesn’t support her.
– On the second episode of WWE Breaking Ground, WWE Senior Director Of Talent Development Canyon Ceman played the role of the executive who had to inform aspiring talent that they were being let go. In all actuality, Canyon was just brought in to fill that role on the show, as normally NXT Head Coach Matt Bloom is the guy who does that, according to PWInsider.com.
– Next Monday, November 16th, WWE will kick off “The Undertaker Week” on the WWE Network. WWE will soon be announcing full details on the special programming scheduled for the week long theme, which is expected to be similar to the recent “Brock Lesnar Week.”
– WWE confirmed via the official NXT Twitter account that the new “NXT: Greatest Matches Vol. 1” DVD and Blu-ray is scheduled for a March 8th release. Additionally, it was announced that Seth Rollins vs. Big E. for the NXT Championship will be on that set, and the NXT Women’s Championship match between Charlotte and Sasha Banks will be a Blu-ray exclusive.
– WWE.com is running a poll asking fans to vote on who they feel is the true leader of Team B.A.D. With over 3,000 votes cast, Sasha Banks is leading the poll with 74 percent of the vote, while Naomi has 18 percent and Tamina has 8 percent.
– Samoa Joe was at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Thursday for the WrestleMania 32 ticket party. Joe tweeted a photo of the WrestleMania 32 logo on the massive screen inside the stadium with the caption, “the road begins here” #WrestleMania. Joe’s longtime rival and friend CM Punk responded, reminding Joe that WWE loves when you point at the WrestleMania sign.
@SamoaJoe make sure to point at the sign. They really like that.
WWE is teasing a Sasha Banks vs. Natalya match for this coming Monday’s edition of RAW from Denver, Colorado.
Additionally, WWE is teasing Tyler Breeze’s RAW debut match for this Monday night’s show. They posted the following teaser on WWE.com:
“Tyler Breeze has always been narcissistic, but Prince Pretty has really been kicking things up a notch since joining the main WWE roster last week. Aligning with Summer Rae and repeatedly targeting Dolph Ziggler, it’s clear that “The King of Cuteville” is desperate to show up The Showoff. But why? Is it jealousy that fuels Breeze, or is he simply out to prove that there can only be one flashy, blond-haired Superstar on the roster?
Regardless, expect Ziggler to strike back against the egotistical upstart on Raw. After all, something tells us The Showoff is no stranger to crashing VIP sections.”
WWE taped the following matches in Austin, Texas on Tuesday night for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event.
– The Dudley Boyz def. The Ascension in a tag-team dark match put on for the live crowd in Austin, Texas. The Dudleyz picked up the win via pinfall after a 3D.
– Sasha Banks def. Brie Bella in the first match taped for WWE Main Event this week. Banks picked up the win via her submission finisher.
– Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman def. The Prime Time Players in tag-team action for the second match of Main Event. Strowman won the match via bearhug submission over Titus O’Neil.
– Kevin Owens def. Neville in non-title action. The Intercontinental Champion beat Neville after throwing him face-first into the middle turnbuckle and then hitting him with his Pop-Up Powerbomb finisher for the 1-2-3. This was the final match taped for this week’s Main Event.
– WWE “Breaking Ground” will premiere on the WWE Network this Sunday night after the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. The show will also air on the official WWE Facebook and YouTube pages. The narrator for the ten-episode show will be William Shatner. For more on Sunday’s “Breaking Ground” premiere, visit AP.org.
– Below is the full WWE 2K16 “Raise Some Hell” commercial.
– Below are some photos of Team B.A.D.’s Sasha Banks and Naomi out doing promotional work for tonight’s WWE SmackDown television taping in Austin, Texas.
WWE kicked off their tour of Mexico on Friday with an official press conference, which featured among others, WWE Divas Champion Charlotte and King Barrett. You can check out photos of the press conference at WWE.com.
As noted, The Undertaker will make his return during the WWE tour of Mexico, as he is scheduled to team with Kane to take on the likes of Luke Harper and Braun Strowman. This will mark the first WWE live event for The Undertaker in over two years.
WWE Divas Paige and Team B.A.D. (Sasha Banks, Naomi and Tamina) posted the following photos from Mexico. Paige posted a clip of the arena set up for the WWE event in Mexico on Friday night, while the Team B.A.D. ladies posted photos of some of the sights.
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley posted this lengthy message on Twitter about her Iron Man match against Sasha Banks at NXT Takeover: Respect and the fans who support her:
Originally, WWE’s plan for the October 25th WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view was to have Charlotte defend the WWE Divas Championship against Paige and Nikki Bella in a triple-threat match.
There has been speculation as of late, however, that Banks may be added in with Paige and Bella, making Charlotte’s defense a fatal four way.
It looks like the angle may play out on tonight’s WWE RAW. WWE posted the following teaser for tonight’s show:
Paige’s streak of stealing the spotlight ceased at Madison Square Garden on Saturday when Charlotte and Becky Lynch turned the tables on her by abandoning her during their match against Team Bella. However, while that situation continues to develop, the members of Team B.A.D. are stealthily positioning themselves as a serious threat to Charlotte’s Divas Championship reign. In SmackDown’s Six-Diva Tag Team Match, Team B.A.D. defeated Team Bella when Sasha Banks made Nikki Bella — the longest-reigning Divas Champion of all time — tap out to the Bank Statement.
As the Divas division continues to implode, will Team B.A.D. continue to capitalize on the chaos this week?
– Divas Champion Charlotte and WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler were seen recreating a very popular scene from the movie “Mean Girls” last night, which WWE posted:
– Here’s the latest Ringside Or Riot with Noelle Foley:
– During Ringside Fest in New York City yesterday Mattel revealed several action figures including Umaga, Kevin Owens, Sasha Banks, and Bayley. On the WWE website you can currently see an in-depth photo gallery at this link
– The KMart in Louisville, Kentucky was an interesting scene for any shoppers on Saturday as the WWE NXT crew went in the store to purchase boots for the mud that was taking over the “Louder Than Life” festival. As you will notice in the photo below, tweeted by NXT host Greg Hamilton, the WWE NXT crew took a camera crew in with them:
– There is currently no word on where Naomi was on Saturday night, as the WWE Diva and Total Divas star didn’t work the WWE Network special in Madison Square Garden or the WWE live event in Bangor, Maine last night. Team B.A.D. members Sasha Banks and Tamina Snuka worked the live event in Bangor without Naomi, and Jimmy Uso, Naomi’s husband, noted via social media that the two spent the weekend with Uso’s daughter in Niagra Falls.
– There were a lot of issues with the WWE Network stream lagging on Saturday night, as well as some technical problems with full screen playback during the special in Madison Square Garden in New York.
– NXT will be running more matches as part of their “Louder Than Life” festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Both Triple H and Matt Bloom oversaw the matches on Saturday night. As seen below, Triple H then flew from Louisville to New York City for the MSG special last night.
– Kurt Angle was asked by a fan on Twitter what he thinks of WWE Diva Sasha Banks. Angle called her “perhaps the most gifted female wrestler I’ve seen” and compared her to Gail Kim and Mickey James. The Boss responded:
– WWE is working on “The True Story of the Royal Rumble” DVD/Blu-Ray project, according to WrestlingDVDNetwork.com. The set will include a documentary and will provide “A behind the scenes look at the event that sets the stage for WWE’s biggest stage at WrestleMania. Hear from the winners and losers, and the creator of the most intense match in WWE.”
– Here’s a photo of the WWE Performance Center All Access tour that took place on Monday in Orlando. To see what the $1,499 tour gets you, visit Ticketforce.com.
As previously noted WWE.com caught up with Sting following his match with Seth Rollins at WWE Night of Champions which left him injured and the WWE Universe concerned for his future.
Among a variety of topics including his injury, what happened after the match and if he’ll wrestle again, Sting was also full of praise for his opponent that night Seth Rollins.
What he has to say about competing against Seth Rollins:
“The biggest pleasure. I’m honored. After 30 years and working with some of the best and some of the greatest, [Rollins] is, I’m telling you, he’s got to be the best I’ve ever worked with. I mean, this guy has it. And I think he’s just scratching the surface on what he will do. I’ve never seen somebody as talented. He’s working two [matches] on Raw, two [matches] on the pay-per-view, he’s involved in every other segment and it’s physical. He’s got guys coming from every angle. There’s a lot on his plate. He’s carrying a lot, and he’s handling it. He’s proven he can do it. I’m just glad I had a chance to work with him. He’s the kind of guy who could be in there with a broomstick and make something very interesting happen, a match that people would love somehow.”
What they had to say to each other once the match was over:
Really, I can’t say enough. He poked his head in the ambulance and said, “Man, I’m so sorry. I don’t know what happened.” I said, “Seth, don’t worry about it. It’s not your fault.” And he, for 15 minutes, he said, “I just wanted to tell you what an honor it was, what a pleasure. I can’t believe I had a chance to get in the ring with you and work with you. I was you for Halloween when I was a kid.” He was on and on about it, but man, this young guy, he doesn’t have any idea how much I appreciate being able to work with him.
Credit: WWE.com
– In other news, this coming Monday following RAW exclusively on the WWE Network fans will get a unique insight into the NXT panel from SummerSlam weekend in Brooklyn.
The panel which took place before NXT Takeover: Brooklyn features Triple H, Finn Balor, Sasha Banks, Kevin Owens, Corey Graves and Seth Rollins.
On Monday, 2K revealed the final members of the WWE 2K16 roster – and there were some glaring omissions. Many fans were outraged that WWE’s “Four Horsewomen” – Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Bayley and Becky Lynch, will not be part of this year’s game. Even more maddening is the fact Divas such as Cameron, Summer Rae and the recently-retired Layla made the cut in lieu of the Divas Revolution leaders.
Back in February, Sasha Banks told a fan on Twitter that she got scanned for the game – adding an extra layer of WTF to the situation.
“@Michael77435101: @SashaBanksWWE did you get scanned for wwe 2k16 because I neeeeeed to be able to play as the #Boss of #NXT” yes I did!
2K has issued the following statement regarding the omissions – and then twisted the knife by confirming that the Four Horsewomen will NOT be available as DLC.
With our final roster reveal this past Monday, it was awesome seeing the excitement for The New Day, Enzo and Cass, Mikey Whipwreck, and more. But it was clear that some in the community are frustrated by the lack of the newer Divas added to the main WWE roster recently
We pushed as hard as we could to include Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Becky Lynch, and Bayley in WWE 2k16, but it simply did not work out for various reasons. While we are not divulging full details on WWE 2K16’s post-launch plans just yet, we can confirm that the Four Horsewomen will not be available as DLC.
We are proud to have and built the largest WWE roster to date featuring the most Divas ever. The WWE 2K16 disc includes all of the Divas on the main roster at the time we locked it in (13 playable in total).
We all agree the Divas Revolution is great for business and look forward to celebrating the Divas even more in future WWE 2K titles.
– NXT Women’s Champion Bayley is getting prepared for her upcoming 30-minute Ironwoman Match against Sasha Banks at the NXT Takeover special in October. Below is a photo of Bayley studying the Rick Rude vs. Dustin Rhodes 30-minute Ironman Match from 1993.