As seen in the new “The Kliq Rules” WWE DVD and Blu-ray set, WWE contacted Mani Mohtadi and Jason Cosmides, the fans who recorded the infamous Madison Square Garden “Curtain Call” incident with Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.
In addition to being interviewed for the DVD, Triple H also brought the fans to SummerSlam week and had them backstage at Monday’s RAW at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
– WWE announced a reported attendance of 15,589 fans at the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn show on Saturday night at the Barclays Center.
– As noted, Kevin Nash, along with Scott Hall and Sean Waltman, were in attendance at the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn special on Saturday night. Triple H posted the following photo of he and Nash in the arena before the show.
– The Wolfpac, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman were all sitting ringside at the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn event on Saturday. The trio were shown on camera during the event.
– Also sitting in the audience on Saturday night was music mogul Rick Rubin.
– A pre-taped vignette aired during the show promoting the upcoming debut of a new NXT Diva. The vignette simply read, “Nia Jax coming soon.”
– WWE Tough Enough finalists Josh, ZZ, Amanda and Sara Lee were also sitting front row during the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn special.
– The following is the complete NXT Takeover: Brooklyn “Kickoff Show” pre-show, which features a panel consisting of Renee Young, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton and WWE Hall Of Famer Amy “Lita” Dumas.
Scott Hall is another one of several legends who are scheduled to travel to New York for this year’s WWE SummerSlam weekend.
As previously reported, WWE is bringing “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Kevin Nash to New York City for the big weekend. Austin will likely be co-hosting the WWE 2K16 video game event, while Nash is expected to appear at some of the panels and signings. Hall will now be joining him.
As is the case with Austin and Nash, Hall isn’t expected to appear on the actual SummerSlam pay-per-view itself, but there was some discussions of him attending the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn event on Saturday night.
Both Nash and Hall are scheduled to arrive in New York City this Friday.
Paige wasn’t offended like some people were, though. She wrote to Hall, “People are taking this way too seriously on Twitter. It’s obviously a joke. Plus. I like it ;) haha.”
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated his official blog section with his latest thoughts and opinions. Below are some of the highlights from the update.
On getting a job as an announcer or referee in WWE: “One would go about getting a TV job at WWE just like any other broadcast entity. They seem to require a college degree in the field now and some outside the wrestling business experience so that candidates can build a reel.”
On Scott Hall or Bobby Heenan on The Ross Report: “Scott and I have discussed him coming on the Ross Report and I’m sure that we will some day. Heenan would be a great one, obviously, under more positive circumstances. I’m lucky in that I have no shortage of guests and our podcast is growing every week.”
On memories of Roddy Piper: “Just building a relationship with him after we had both been in the business many years before ever meeting. I enjoyed talking about a variety of things with Roddy. He was unique and will be missed.’
On if WWE will be able to pull off a four-hour SummerSlam show: “Yes, to varying degrees but some won’t be too through or deep. There is one match at Summer Slam that will sell the show and that is Taker vs. Lesnar and the rest is support material with the exception of a potential Rollins Vs Cena title vs. title match.”
On why WWE has never hired Mike Tenay: “That would hae been a TV department decision and one that I would not have been in the loop for whatsoever. Mike could have helped WWE in many ways especially now with the WWE Network.”
Check out more JR’s Q&A updates at his official website, JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated his official Q&A section, answering questions from fans on a number of topics. Below are some of the highlights.
On if WWE will induct The Honky Tonk Man: “I have no idea. In my eyes HTM is certainly a WWE HOFer. All we can do is stay tuned.”
On Cesaro vs. Rusev from RAW: “Thought the match overachieved and was entertaining. No wasted motion. Happy for all involved.”
On WWE going with Steve Austin vs. Scott Hall at WrestleMania 18: “I have no idea as that’s been 13 years ago. The storyline featured the nWo, so that was the direction that was taken.”
On why there aren’t as many good mic workers: “Some guys have potential but they will be challenged to find their voice as long as their promos are scripted for them.”
On TNA and GFW’s working relationship: “I have no idea but anything is possible and the two organizations working together is a timely idea.”
On GFW having tournaments to decide their first-ever champions: “Time will tell, but having tournaments is the natural way to determine champions in a new promotion. I hope GFW succeeds. The titles will help establish the personalities.”
Check out more JR Q&A online at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
– Rey Mysterio’s next match in the United States will be on Saturday, August 22nd. Mysterio will be working the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event in Sayreville, New Jersey. Mysterio will team with Habib from The Car Wash to take on the team of Matt Macintosh and The Amazing Red. Mysterio will also be taking part in a Meet & Greet with Mick Foley as well.
– The following matches will be included in WWE’s new “The Kliq Rules” DVD and Blu-ray set, which is scheduled to come out on July 28th.
Shawn Michaels and Diesel vs. The 123 Kid and Razor Ramon, WWF Action Zone 10/30/1994
The Bad Guys vs. The Teamsters, Survivor Series 1994 Elimination Match
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and X-Pac vs. Kane, The Rock and Hulk Hogan, SmackDown 3/28/2002
– E! released the following new promotional videos for the return of WWE Total Divas. The new season of the show is scheduled to begin on July 7th.
WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Hall announced on social media on Monday that he will be entering a detox facility to help with issues he’s been dealing with lately.
The news comes shortly after Hall was escorted out of an independent wrestling event in New Jersey due to being too intoxicated to perform.
Although it was initially reported that the new WWE DVD and Blu-ray set on “The Kliq” would include a special reunion show, that appears to no longer be the case.
According to WrestlingDVDNews.com, the DVD, which will focus on the behind-the-scenes “faction” consisting of Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Triple H and Sean Waltman, will feature a documentary with a compilation of matches and segments, however the reunion show that was originally planned has been canceled.
Mani Mohtadi, the fan who filmed the infamous “Curtain Call” incident at Madison Square Garden in 1996, noted on Twitter that he was interviewed for the documentary portion of the set.
Although many were under the impression that Scott Hall was removed from the official Global Force Wrestling roster due to a recent public intoxication issue, there are others who are claiming that was not the reason.
According to Al Haft of the “I Believe In Wrestling Dojo” that Hall works at stated the following regarding Hall’s removal from the GFW roster page.
“There was some talk at Jersey Championship Wrestling that Scott Hall was pulling out of Global Force Wrestling due to the size they were becoming and not wanting to upset WWE especially after Hall’s WrestleMania appearance.”
The WWE Hall Of Famer, who had signed on to become an official part of the roster of Jeff Jarrett’s upstart “Global Force Wrestling” promotion, is reportedly no longer associated with the company, as the official website has removed Hall from their roster page.
“I’m not sure 100% if this is connection to Scott Hall’s issues over the weekend, but Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling has removed him from their roster page and he is no longer booked for dates with the company,” writes a new TMZ report.
According to a source close to the situation, Hall was fed drinks at the indy show he was tossed out of this weekend by some of the roadies who were working at the show. The online reports claim the roadie was working for one of the bands who was playing at the festival that the wrestling show Hall was booted from was part of.
Diamond Dallas Page, a close friend of Hall’s who has helped the WWE Hall Of Famer get sober in the past, spoke with TMZ about the incident on Monday. DDP told TMZ that recovery is a process and fans shouldn’t be so quick to give up on Hall just yet.
WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall was physically escorted out of an indy wrestling event in Asbury Park, New Jersey over the weekend after promoters claimed he was too intoxicated to be there, according to TMZ.com.
Hall appeared to be drunk hours before his scheduled meet & greet at the Skate & Surf Music Festival and was given multiple chances to sober up before interacting with the fans. Promoters told him to leave, but he refused and demanded to be paid. Security eventually removed him from the venue.
Promoter Ricky Otazu told TMZ Sports,
“The event was too well run for us to make a fool of ourselves by allowing him to appear. We will no longer be associated with him until he gets his life in order.”
Hall is scheduled to appear for Global Force Wrestling for two dates in late June.
Fans can expect the heated verbal feud between The Young Bucks and Jim Cornette to play out inside the squared circle as Cornette has joined Global Force Wrestling.
Cornette has said that the animosity from the Bucks stemmed from his review of their match at Wrestle Kingdom 9 in January. Following a dust-up on Twitter, he was briefly blocked by the tandem on the social media platform.
“They blocked me on Twitter! They blocked me! I’ve never been so insulted,” Cornette joked on In Your Head Wrestling Radio in January. “No… I’ve been in riots. I’ve had a couple dozen people in my life try to kill and the Young Bucks think they’re going to hurt my feelings because they blocked me on Twitter.”
WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall recently appeared on The Kevin Gill Showand spoke about his interest in working at a trainer in NXT. Hall, who is known for having an incredible mind for the business, says he’s a huge fan of the brand and is more involved in wrestling today than he’s been in a long time.
“I’m a huge fan of NXT,” Hall said. “Believe me, my goal is to someday have a position there. So I’m throwing it out there to whoever is listening, like Triple H.”
“I watch NXT all the time. I’m more involved in wrestling currently, then I have been in a long, long time. Because I have a son who’s on the scene, so now we gotta watch NXT because those are his peers, those are his competitors, those are his co-workers, and maybe his buddy’s down the line. That’s who he’s gonna be doing business with. We watch stuff from Japan, from the UK, so I am immersed.. I feel more immersed in the wrestling scene than ever before. And it feels really cool because Cody is so excited and so young, and I get to vicariously live through him, and say whenever you have a question, I’m here!”
Hall said he was “so happy” to be a part of WrestleMania 31 and to be there at RAW the next night talking to the young guys. As a veteran of the industry, he understands the importance of passing on knowledge to the next generation of wrestlers.
“Ive always felt like, what we do in our industry is help. The guys who know help the guys who don’t know. I always tell any young guys, particularly my son Cody, I’m his biggest fan… I say listen to everybody, then make upyour own mind, Do your own thing!”
Hall remembers greats like his friend Curt Hennig, who was part of a generation where they took pride in putting younger guys over.
“To me, Curt (Hennig) is a magical guy. He was so unselfish, and he was influenced by Pat Patterson who is a genius. So a young Curt was around a young Pat Patterson, and these are guys who all come from the school of helping guys.. especially if the guy has a clue! Teach Em! Team Em! Teach Em! If you’re winning, some guys are like ok, I’m gonna kick out on three. The school of Pat Patterson and Curt Hennig and then later me, Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty and all these guys were like NO BRO. If you are going over, its your night. Bro, your gonna make a hell of a comeback on me, then beat me with your finish, and I’m gonna lay there for 20 while you stand there and let your music play. If it’s your night, it’s your night. Let the people get what they want!”
He also spoke about his personal demons and the sacrifices in his personal life that he made while he was on the road.
“I didn’t always make a lot of good decisions, but my kids still talk to me, and my kids still love me, so I couldn’t of been that bad of a dad. I know that the trade off of being on the road and being a pro wrestler is that your entertaining a lot of people’s kids, while your kids are sitting at home. I did what I had to do, I was trying to score while I could, when I was young, and then I could retire.”
Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman were recently interviewed by Justin Barrasso for Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard blog.
With rumors swirling over the past several weeks that Shawn Michaels was close to signing with WCW at the height of the Monday Night War, Nash reveals that it was actually The Undertaker who was close to jumping ship when he became a free agent in 2000. The Undertaker transforming into the American Badass biker was more than just a gimmick refresh, it was actually a move to reposition him as a more generic character that he could have brought over to WCW.
“We had ‘Taker close. All of a sudden he wasn’t the Deadman. He became the American Badass for a reason. That Deadman wasn’t going to f—in’ come to WCW. He would have been the biker character and gone by Mark Calaway.
“All along, I was trying to get guys money, I was trying to get guys paid. And what happened was Vince started giving huge guarantees to the Shawns and Undertakers and those guys and said, ‘I can’t lose my core guys.’”
Chris Jericho has been a vocal critic of Hall, Nash and Waltman over the years, labeling them as one of the main causes behind the demise of WCW. Hall and Waltman think Jericho needs to move on and enjoy the success he’s achieved in the business. Scott Hall said,
“Jericho’s just a whining puss. If you have any talent, you can’t be held back and you can’t be held down. Jericho just whines and whines. He’s gone on to be tremendously successful, and he’s still got a hard on for us. I don’t get it, but nobody makes headlines for saying, ‘Those guys are great guys. You talk about what d—s we are, and then some guy sits down and interviews you.”
Waltman worked closely with Jericho in WCW and WWE and reveals Jericho got a rude awakening when he arrived in WWE.
“Jericho realized, once he got to WWE, ‘Holy s—, I don’t know what the f— I’m doing here. That’s why Vince made him come to me and run his matches by me, even he was working with Boss Man or something. You think you know, until you finally know.”
There’s much more to the interview – including Nash reacting to reports that Vince McMahon was furious with his WWE Hall of Fame speech and Hall and Nash’s jump to WCW.
– WWE executives are in discussions to expand the WWE Network into China, Japan, India, Thailand, Germany and Malaysia.
– The following are attendance figures for RAW, SmackDown and NXT live events that took place in the past week:
April 2nd in Tampa, FL for NXT drew around 225 fans
April 3rd in Palatka, FL for NXT drew around 150 fans
April 4th in Orlando for NXT drew around 350 fans
April 6th in Austin, TX for RAW drew 6,000 fans
April 7th in Dallas for SmackDown drew 9,500 fans
– WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Hall talks about this week’s edition of NXT television in the latest installment of WWE’s “NXT Breakdown” web series, which you can check out below.
Last weekend at WrestleMania 31, the Sting vs. Triple H match turned into a Monday Night War reunion of sorts, with appearances by the nWo and DX.
The nostalgic run-ins made for a fun WrestleMania moment, but a lot of fans were wondering why the nWo would be helping Sting, since they had such a storied rivalry in WCW.
WWE fan @RealChrisFaught asked Hall on Twitter what the nWo’s motivation was in helping Sting, since nobody felt the wrath of Sting’s bat more than Hollywood Hogan and The Outsiders. The Bad Guy responded:
– WWE posted the following video on their official YouTube channel, which shows Daniel Bryan receiving stitches in his head after Thursday’s SmackDown main event against Sheamus.
– There was a bit of a WCW reunion at the DDP Yoga Performance Center on Thursday. Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Hall, Buff Bagwell, Stevie Richards, Marc Mero and Erik Watts were all in attendance. DDP posted the following photo of the guys together on Twitter:
– The latest edition of the Steve Austin Show podcast features a WrestleMania 31 preview from “Stone Cold” and former WWE writer Court Bauer. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
– Below is the promotional video package for the Sting vs. Triple H match at this Sunday’s WrestleMania 31 pay-per-view.
– Scott Hall posted the following on Twitter after the announcement was made on RAW that Kevin Nash will be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame 2015 class during WrestleMania 31 weekend this year.
It’s no secret at this point that Kevin Nash will be announced as the final member of the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015. However, up until today, it was unknown whether he would be going in as Kevin Nash or Diesel.
Much like his former tag team partner Scott Hall being inducted as “Razor Ramon,” it will be Diesel that enters the Hall of Fame this year, paving the way for Scott Hall and Kevin Nash to one day be inducted as part of the nWo.
He will be inducted by longtime friend and rival, fellow Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
The following t-shirt designs leaked online earlier today confirming the news of Diesel’s forthcoming induction:
– Last night’s WWE RAW ranked #2 for the evening amongst “non-sporting events” on Nielson’s Twitter rankings. ABC’s Dancing With the Stars took the top spot. Approximately 1.873 million people were tweeting about RAW, which is down from 2.696 million.
– Speaking of last night’s RAW from Des Moines, Iowa, it was the only RAW this month that was not a sellout.
– It’s expected that WWE will announce Kevin Nash as the final member of the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015, with Shawn Michaels scheduled to induct him.
– Nash’s longtime friend, WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall, tweeted the following to the participants of the IC Title Ladder Match at WrestleMania:
On Friday night, WWE held a “Hulk Hogan Appreciation Night” at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Among those in attendance for the special event were Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Triple H, Ric Flair and Jimmy Hart. Additionally, a special tribute video package aired that featured comments from the likes of The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and The New Age Outlaws.
The ring ropes for the MSG event on Friday were red and yellow, in honor of “The Hulkster.” They also had a special t-shirt to commemorate the event.
WWE had several camera crews at the show to film the Hogan ceremony, likely for future use on television, the WWE Network or a DVD/Blu-ray release.
MSG raised a special Hogan banner, which you can see pictured below, to go along with their other legendary banners that hang from the rafters. They also presented Hogan with a portrait from WrestleMania 1, which was held in MSG back in March of 1985.
Courtesy of WWE and Triple H’s official Twitter accounts, below are a couple of photos from the event.
– For the eighth time, WWE Hall Of Famer Bob Backlund’s official autobiography has been delayed. The new release date for the project is now Tuesday, August 4th.
– As reported recently, Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Hall and Jake Roberts were in attendance at the Slamdance Film Festival for the premiere of the new “Resurrection of Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts” documentary. Below is additional footage of the trio at the film festival.
– The latest edition of WWE’s “Fantasy Match-Up” online series, which you can check out below, features a look at a fantasy match between Dolph Ziggler and Mr. Perfect.
As noted recently, Kevin Nash is all but confirmed to be inducted into this year’s class of the WWE Hall Of Fame.
According to a new PWInsider.com report, Nash, much like Scott Hall, who was inducted under his WWE gimmick name of “Razor Ramon,” will be inducted as “Diesel.”
This is said to open the door for a potential second induction in the future, which could feature a faction being inducted like the Four Horseman was, as Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall could all be inducted a second time as part of a nWo group-induction.
It’s expected that Nash’s induction into the WWE Hall Of Fame will actually close out this year’s ceremony. As things stand now, Shawn Michaels is scheduled to handle Nash’s induction.