As previously reported, a “Twitter War” broke out between Kevin Nash and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper regarding a backstage incident between the two in WCW. The situation started when Piper gave his side of the story on his “Piper’s Pit” podcast, prompting Nash to respond via Twitter and give his side of the story. Nash’s former nWo buddy Sean Waltman (aka X-Pac), who was a witness to the incident, chimed in via Twitter to share his side of the story.
@RealKevinNash@R_Roddy_Piper I just heard it. On the life of my children Roddy is bold face lying & I hate to say that,because I love Roddy
The official WWE website recently interviewed all of the members of the infamous “Kliq” about the “Curtain Call” incident at Madison Square Garden in 1996. Below are some highlights of the interview.
WWE.COM: Did you guys plan The Curtain Call ahead of time or did it just kind of happen that night?
SHAWN MICHAELS: It was talked about in Europe then it was never talked about again. We had done a European tour, then we came back and had this last run. For us, not that we needed a reason to celebrate something, but everything was the last time we’ll be doing this, the last time we’ll be doing that.
KEVIN NASH: This may be the last time we’re in a Lumina van! We should really drink tonight.
[Laughter.]
MICHAELS: Then, that night, as best as I can recall, it was Hunter coming up and going, “Hey, are we doing that thing we talked about?” I don’t think anybody remembered it.
NASH: I walked in and talked to Vince and Pat [Patterson]! You [points to Michaels] were with me and he said it was fine and we were supposed to go to [New York City steakhouse] Smith & Wollensky afterwards. And it just turned into a thing …
WWE.COM: Before we get into the fallout, let’s talk about the incident itself. What do you remember about that moment at the end of the night?
SCOTT HALL: I remember standing in the ring and we’re all there together. It was unheard of, but the people appreciated it. I remember looking at Kev, we’re all hugging and I remember thinking we all made it.
NASH: I remember — and I think we may have even said it in the ring that night — that we weren’t disbanding The Kliq.
MICHAELS: We were taking over the business.
NASH: We’re going to go down south and take over Ford Motor Company. You guys run GM and we’ll run the automobile industry.
MICHAELS: I remember Vince came up to me after and said, “Did that mean a lot to you?” I said, “Yes it did.” “Then it meant a lot to me.” And he was fine. It was fine that night.
– Former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is doing a new video blog for WWE. In the first installment, he talks about the recent deaths of Big Daddy V and Billy Robinson, Monday’s RAW, Cesaro’s potential, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan and more.
– WWE.com has published a list of the 30 Best Big Men in WWE history.
– Sheamus is scheduled to appear at the Sacramento Comic Con at the Sacramento Convention Center this afternoon from 4:30-7:30pm. For more information, visit WizardWorld.com.
– Shawn Michaels is scheduled to appear at the Detroit Autorama convention on Saturday from 12-3pm. Chris Jericho will be appearing at the event on Sunday from 12-3pm. For more information, visit Autorama.com.
SEScoops.com reader Gerry Hazel sent in this live report from the Wolfpac (Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman) Q&A session from Glasgow, Scotland earlier this week:
I thought I’d get this out there before the jaded ones ruin it for the hardworking people that put this together.
I attended tonight’s Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman Q & A event in Glasgow, and I had to say, was one of the better events I’ve been to.
Rather than having the Q & A first, there was a set timetable, Posed photo’s with a professional photographer ran from 7:30-8:30, then the main performance started and after that, it was time for meet & greet and autographs.
The photographs were done like something I’d never seen before, a professional photographer, who , after taking your photo with the three gents, had the physical 8×10 photograph ready for you within seconds.
Cost: Photo £20, Signed Photo £30
The main performance, the Q&A part was what I had paid to see. It was great just watching three legends, three best friends, sitting having a great time telling stories. Seeing Scott Hall is such great shape makes it all worth while.
The Q&A was handled well, and while most got their questions in, due to time restraints, a few were left disappointed.
The host who stayed on stage irked me a little, as his job was purely to relay questions, however, continued to put his two cents into each opinion, I didn’t pay to see you, I paid to see the NWO. Other than that small thing, was an enjoyable performance.
After the Q&A, there was the signing portion of the event. Seemed organised enough, prices were a little steep (£15 for 8×10) however, as part of your ticket price, you were included 2 x autographs, so you didn’t have to pay anything if you didn’t want to, and after attending conventions this weekend that Kevin Nash was charging £20 for one signature, this was a welcome chsnge.
All in all, it was a fun night and something I’d do again.
The organisers done a great job, considering the stress they were under (the main organiser of the event, Chris Duke, is currently in hospital after suffering a heart attack the night previous), so I can only asse that there were a lot of reshuffling going on.
I noticed a few people irked and complaining about prices, however, I found them to be reasonable, and a well run event.
Regardless of what you’ve heard, I recommend you give this a go, it’s a once in a life time opportunity after all.
The following are results from the House Of Hardcore 3 event in Poughkeepsie, New York. The event was held on Saturday, November 9, 2013.
– Sonjay Dutt def. Ben Ortiz via a back-flip into a double-stomp for the pin in the opening match.
– Matt Striker def. Lance Anoa’i when Striker rolled up Anoa’i and held the tights for the 1-2-3.
– Carlito & Rosita def. Stevie Richards & Tara when Rosita nailed Richards with a moonsault, which led to the pin.
– Vik Dalishus won a Hardcore Rules Battle Royal that featured pinfalls, submissions and over-the-top-rope eliminations.
– MVP def. Luke Gallows via the shining wizard.
– Devon & Matt Hardy def. Homicide & Eddie Kingston in tag-team action. The finish came when Devon set up a ladder with Hardy and nailed a double-uranage through a table.
– Rhino def. Kevin Steen via the gore for the 1-2-3.
– Tony Nese def. Alex Reynolds and Petey Williams via a 450 splash on Reynolds for the pinfall victory.
– Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk def. Sean Waltman & Lance Storm when Funk hit the airplane spin with the ladder on Waltman and Storm.
– Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray came out after the main event finish and beat up both Funk and Dreamer. Ray challenged Dreamer to a match on December 30th for TNA’s “One Night Only: Old School” event. Ray said the match would be an “Old School Street Fight” where falls count anywhere. Devon came out and joined Bully Ray, as both hit the 3D on Dreamer. After that, The Sandman came out and beat everyone up with his cane.
– TNA star Bully Ray appeared at the House Of Hardcore 3 event in Poughkeepsie, New York on Saturday night. Ray showed up during the tag-team main event match featuring Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk vs. Sean Waltman & Lance Storm. Ray came to the ring after Dreamer and Funk won the match and beat both guys up with his chain. We will have a complete House Of Hardcore 3 report up on Sunday morning.
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, who is currently in New York for an autograph signing, is teasing the possibility of a reunion with his former New World Order cohorts, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman. The legendary grappler tweeted:
Totally freaked out how good and in shape Big Kev,Scott"amazing",XPac are in, with Hollywood we could rule the world again or take on any
On Twitter, Hall posted this photo of himself with Nash, Waltman and Lisa Marie Varon. In a trivia note, Varon made her first wrestling-related appearance in a backstage segment with Hall (a non-speaking eye candy role on a January 2000 episode of WCW Monday Nitro).
-There will be a pro wrestling legends show on Saturday in Youngstown, Ohio at the Covelli Center featuring “Rowdy” Roddy Piper holding a “Piper’s Pit” segment with fellow WWE Hall Of Famer “The Mouth Of The South” Jimmy Hart. Also scheduled to appear at the event are Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, Marty Jannetty, Bushwhacker Luke and Tatanka.
-The following is another excerpt from the recent John Cena interview with the New Orleans Times-Picayune. This time, Cena discusses his recent matches with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at WrestleMania:
“I really got to live a dream the past few years having some big marquee matchups with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. And when you rub elbows with a guy like The Rock, you truly are in the company of the greatest of all-time. It was like watching a prize fight where everyone is just throwing haymakers. For us to be interactive over a 2 1/2 year span, it was pretty impressive, especially in this day and age. It was a dream scenario for me.”
You can read the complete interview online at NOLA.com.
-There will be a nWo reunion of sorts this coming weekend in San Antonio, Texas, as Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton and Virgil will all be appearing at the Alamo City Comic Con on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Also appearing is WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart and TNA Impact Wrestling star Hernandez. For more information, visit AlamoCityComicCon.com.
-WWE Diva Kaitlyn recently posted a new tweet on her Twitter account to show off her new look to her fans. Below is the tweet:
-According to reports, WWE has generated $20 million this year in corporate sponsorship income. By comparison, in 2008, prior to switching to the PG format, WWE generated $7.4 million in sponsorship income.
-Part two of the Sean Waltman interview on the Steve Austin Show is now available online at PodcastOne.com. During the interview, it was revealed that one of the guests on next week’s edition of the show will be former WWE and TNA executive Bruce Prichard.
– Following Big Show’s knockout punch to Triple H on RAW, WWE.com has posted a video of “30 Knockout Punches in 30 Seconds.”
– The latest Steve Austin Show podcast is now online with his special guest, Sean “X-Pac” Waltman.
– With the WWE crew currently overseas in Abu Dhabi, several WWE superstars have been partaking in some extreme sports. Justin Gabriel noted on Twitter that he went skydiving int the Dubai Desert while Antonio Cesaro spent the day jet skiing in the Persian Gulf. Here’s a photo that Gabriel tweeted during one of his two skydiving jumps:
Former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman recently reached out to NBA star Lamar Odom regarding a TMZ report where the basketball player claimed he could beat addiction without the assistance of rehab.
Waltman took to Twitter to share his feelings on the subject:
-The Ministry Of Slam Promotions are presenting a tour with Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman from November 19th through November 21st. All three guys will be doing talk shows and Q&A’s in Glasgow, Manchester and London. For more information, visit MinistryOfSlam.com.
-WWE Hall Of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York taking photos and signing autographs for $20 at The Bro Show.
-“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan will be appearing at the New York Comic Con at the Javits Center in New York from October 10th through October 13th at Booth 2923.
-Mick Foley’s comedy appearance in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 4th has changed venues. For more information, visit PurplePass.com.
-Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho will be the October “Hall Of Fame” feature on WWE Classics On Demand, according to recent advertising.
-Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Lisa Marie Varon (Victoria/Tara) will be appearinng on the Svengolie show on Saturday night on Me-TV. Varon will play herself in a comedy skit, a wrestling teacher who Svengolie thinks is a cooking teacher due to the fact she owns a restaurant.
RF Video will be recording a new shoot interview with Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman all sitting down together. The interview will be hosted by former WWE broadcaster Matt Striker, and will be taped this Friday.
-WWE legend The Ultimate Warrior appeared at the PAX Convention in Seattle, Washington this past weekend. When asked about the possibility of being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in the near future, Warrior replied by simply saying, “Probably not, but we will see.”
-The official WWE website recently added an article that features a look at a list of the top 15 World Heavyweight Champions in company history. Coming in at number one, of course, was Triple H. Rounding out the top five were Batista, Edge, The Undertaker and Booker T. Check out the complete list online at WWE.com.
-Former WWE Superstar and ECW original Tommy Dreamer revealed in a new tweet on Monday evening that he will be tagging with hardcore icon and WWE Hall Of Famer Terry Funk, for “the last time ever”, at the House Of Hardcore event on November 9th. Dreamer and Funk will team up to take on the duo of Lance Storm and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman. For more information, visit HouseOfHardcore.net.
Former WWE and TNA star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman recently lashed out against TNA on his official Twitter account after he discovered the company did not pay Jesse Sorensen’s medical bills when he broke his neck performing a match against Zema Ion on their show.
Sorensen revealed the information in a new shoot interview conducted by Mike Johnson and HighSpots.com. Sorensen noted that TNA allowed his mother’s insurance handle the payments, but the overages not covered by her insurance ended up leading to her having to file for bankruptcy.
Upon finding out about this, Waltman connected Sorensen to a lawyer, to which Sorensen thanked him. You can read the tweets online @TheRealXPac and @JessySorensen.
-WWE Hall Of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair will be making a special appearance at the WWE SummerSlam Axxess festivities in Los Angeles on Saturday at 11:00am local time. For tickets, visit AXS.com.
-Former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is the latest to chime in on Twitter regarding Darren Young’s decision to come out of the closet as a homosexual earlier this week. Waltman wrote, “Just want to throw my support out to @DarrenYoungWWE. A credit to the WWE & the human race. God bless.”
-On late Friday evening, the number one trending item overall on Twitter was “Brooke Hogan.” Coming in just behind Brooke at number two, was “#SmackDown.”
-WWE Superstar John Cena recently tweeted about the new “John Cena Fast Lane” App for mobile users. Cena wrote, “Thanks @WWE @WWEUniverse love the #fastlane app! I’m hooked! Download it see what u think. Enjoy!”
While I advocate for the med marijuana cause, I currently do not use it & haven’t for a while. I get tested & I’m too old to try & cheat. Sorry about the soap box over the pot issue everyone.When Dr Sanjay Gupta can apologize for being wrong, that should make ppl rethink things. Thanks everyone for putting up with my rant.
-The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter page of the TNA mystery-man:
Package on it’s way to same location.
STAY TUNED!
#August1Warning
Follow future tweets from the TNA mystery-man on Twitter @August1Warning.
UPDATE:
-33 minutes after the above tweet was posted on the official Twitter page of @August1Warning, the following tweet was added:
Package delivered to @IMPACTWRESTLING
#August1Warning
The initial tweet is time stamped at 5:16pm E.T., with the followw-up being posted at 5:49pm E.T.
-The Wolfpac, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman are booked to appear at the upcoming Sports Memorabilia and Celebrity Super Show in Houston, Texas at the Pasadena Convention Center on August 31st. For more information, visit ClutchCityProductions.com.
-The following is a new blog from the official Facebook page of the recently released former TNA Impact Wrestling star Jesse Sorensen:
“Although I am very appreciative of the time of small fame I was given. I have realized that what’s important in life isn’t being a “superstar” or being famous. It’s about having Real friends & family that support you no matter what you’ve been thru & care about you no matter what you do in life. Thank you to every one of y’all that support me. I’m always going to be that small town kid that was raised right & still believe that someone’s word is their bond. I look very forward to moving on with positivity & look forward to seeing what life brings my way.”
-Former TNA Impact Wrestling star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman took to Twitter on Wednesday to voice his opinion on Sorensen’s release. Waltman initially wrote, “Classy move by @TNADixie on the release of Jesse Sorensen.”
After fans criticized Waltman, he followed up by saying, “Guy almost ends up in a wheelchair for life working for you. You tell them don’t worry, you have a job for life, don’t worry about anything. Don’t be surprised when decent people think it’s a really shitty move to pull.”
-The following is the latest “30 Second Fury” video which highlights the top Money In The Bank ladder match moments:
-WWE Superstar Chris Jericho recently tweeted the following about his match against Curtis Axel on SmackDown, as well as share his opinion on who the future of WWE is:
“Another great match w @RealCurtisAxel on #Smackdown! Add in @WWEBrayWyatt, @ryback22, @TheShieldWWE, @AntonioCesaro etc, future looks BRIGHT”
-Former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman celebrates his 41st birthday today.
Sean Waltman discussed his career with Inside The Ropes this past Thursday as he promoted the Viva L.A Lucha Kickstarter campaign (details available here). Highlights from the interview are as follows:
On his huge promotion upon his arrival to the WWF in 1993 as the 1-2-3 Kid, compared to talent receiving opportunities today: “Okay, they were pushing me, but this is what I don’t understand. There’s some guys now who are getting their opportunities and doing a lot with them, but you can’t push something that doesn’t propel itself. Sometimes you’re limited to what you are talent wise. My angle was really unique when I came in. Usually a guy would come in with vignettes and then win some squash matches and get over that way. They seemed to have a well thought out plan for me. Plus the angle with Razor and I was the first storyline they ran on Raw so that was pretty cool.”
On being told he’s working with Shane McMahon at WrestleMania XV: “I didn’t like it going in, I was expecting to have this big WrestleMania match. But back then If something wasn’t my idea, I didn’t like it, even if it was a good one. I was a bit of a spoiled brat at the time. I remember thinking I wanted to have a really good WrestleMania match, but how was I gonna do that with somebody that’d never had a match before, but I told Vince y’know, he listens to me and I’ll do it but it’s my way. And the agreement was he’d do the job (laughs). But the overall picture of why we did the finish of the match, you know Hunter turned on me and a lot of good things came out of that. My team with Kane came out of that, Hunter’s big first championship run kinda came from that. I thought Shane did an amazing job, he really did. He rented the St Paul Civic Center, it had this little building that held 3-4,000 people called the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, he rented that and had someone in Detroit drive a ring and set it up in this empty building, so I’d go there and work out a match with him for WrestleMania. I wasn’t going anywhere on my days off. I thought that was really going above and beyond, sending a ring to Detroit, Shane and I ended up being pretty tight.”
Whether he watches TNA: “You know what I should, I really should, but I don’t. I don’t know why or what it is but it just doesn’t feel like must see TV to me.”
Thoughts on going down to NXT: “From where it was a couple of years ago it’s so much better, so much better. I actually think quite often it’s the best thing on TV. Sometimes I think the best stuff comes off of that show. Triple H is working closely with that too. ”
Waltman also discusses Bob Backlund, Kane, WCW, The Kliq and more. The full interview is available here.
