Former NXT Diva and real-life girlfriend of WWE Superstar Seth Rollins, Zahra Schreiber, who was recently released from WWE after some old anti-semetic-themed posts from her past resurfaced and spread on social media, took to Instagram to comment on her release from the company.
The following is what Schreiber wrote on Instagram this week:
“Let me start this off by saying how grateful I am and how fortunate I feel to have had my time with WWE. It truly was my dream job. Last week WWE made a decision to release me from my contract due to posts I made on social media years ago, long before I was ever employed by them. I understand why that decision was made, but it broke my heart and my spirit. I don’t want my mistakes to reflect on WWE or how incredible they are as a company. The responsibility is my own…
Now, I want to take the time to apologize to everyone who was offended by my posts. I am so sorry. I would like to make it very clear I am in no way, shape or form an anti-Semite, nor do I condone anti-Semitism. If one were to have looked deeper into my post, one would have noticed that also in the photo was Marlene Dietrich. Marlene was a Polish actress who opposed Nazism and fought for the oppressed during WWII. To me the photos and relics were nothing more than a story. I now see it was insensitive of me and in poor taste, which is why I had attempted to delete them long ago.
On an aside, a family member of mine took part in the White Rose Movement (Germans trying to end Nazi domination), which is where my interest in the Holocaust actually stemmed from. Also, documented deeper on my Instagram from years ago are photos of me at Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany, and I noted there how disturbed I was by the entire place. Unfortunately, social media rarely notices positivity, and can be an evil place where opinion is easily manipulated to fit the circumstance.
I take full accountability for the things I did post, but those out there who are creating Twitter exchanges that never happened or have manufactured other conversations that never took place really need to check themselves and realize how much harm they are actually doing.
Everything I’ve worked for and dreamt of is gone. In an instant, I lost it all. But I can’t let this define my life. I know who I am as a person. I’m as human as anyone else. I’ve made mistakes like we all do. I hope those I’ve offended can forgive me. All I can do now is learn and move forward trying to be better every day.”
WWE World Heavyweight Champion and WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins recently spoke with Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On turning his doubters into believers: “Everyone is a naysayer. Everyone has an opinion. Half the people love me and half the people hate me. A few months later and it all flip-flops, it doesn’t matter to me. I just go out there and do the best I can. I’ve been doing this a long time, so I know when things are going well and when they’re not. It’s nice to have people appreciate what you do though. Our fan base is super passionate and always has an opinion, and that’s awesome.”
On which NXT talent he would like to see called up to WWE’s main roster: “I would like to see Bayley. She is my favorite who is not up here and being used. So hopefully she gets a shot soon.”
On working with Triple H: “Triple H has been incredible to work with. Triple H is the ‘Cerebral Assassin.’ His best advice to me is to make sure you always, always come out on top.”
Check out the complete interview at MiamiHerald.com.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated the Q&A section of his official website, answering questions from fans on a wide variety of topics. Below are some of the highlights.
On if Seth Rollins should modify his style as a heel, as fans don’t boo high-flying moves: “Most traditional heels don’t do a great deal of high risk/showy moves and I do believe that they should be used cautiously and in a timely basis by pro wrestling villains.”
On why WWE puts so much stock into their social media numbers: “It’s a trend within the show biz world that they believe has credence. Its another way to measure one’s audience and topicality.”
On if Tim Tebow could make it in WWE: “I suggested this last year and the year before. I don’t know Tebow’s aptitude for the biz or if he has any interest in it whatsoever. If he wants to play football he should held north to the CFL.”
On if not airing Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Snuka content will hurt the WWE Network: “I’d say it is a non issue and won’t affect the network whatsoever. They may not be featured but I’d be surprised if they still aren’t on the network from time to time.”
On if Owen Hart should be in the WWE Hall Of Fame: “I’m happy the DVD is being produced and I feel Owen is WWE HOF worthy without question.”
Check out more JR Q&A updates at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
– WWE averaged 4,948 paid fans to live events in the month of July this year, not including the WWE Battleground event. The numbers are in line with the average in July of 2014, as that month averaged 4,948 as well, however in July of 2013 the average was 5,544 and the average in July of 2012 was 5,464.
– Based on main events for the WWE live events, Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE title drew an average of 4,813 paid fans. Kevin Owens vs. John Cena matches drew an average of 6,583 paid fans. By comparison, the Cena vs. Bray Wyatt headline matches in the summer of 2014 drew 6,000 paid fans.
– WWE shipped 137,000 DVD units in the month of July in 2015, which was down 25 percent from 182,000 units shipped in July of 2014, 231,000 in July of 2013 and 357,000 in July of 2012.
– The most-shipped WWE DVD in the past nine months was WrestleMania 31 with 109,000 units sold, followed by WWE Slam City with 101,000 units, WWE Attitude Era Volume 2 with 66,000 units, The Rock vs. John Cena with 65,000 units and The Randy Savage Story with 62,000 units.
– New Wyatt Family member Braun Strowman celebrates his 32nd birthday today. Strowman was born on September 6, 1983. Also celebrating birthdays today are former WWE Diva Jillian Hall (35), former WWE Superstar Low Ki (36), WWE Hall Of Famer Wendi Richter (54) and former WWE Superstar The Barbarian (57).
– For whatever this is work, longtime WWE employee Tony Chimel returned to his position as ring announcer at the WWE live event in Wildwood, New Jersey on Saturday night. Eden did the ring announcing for the WWE live event in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Dasha Fuentes handled the NXT ring announcing.
– WWE World Heavyweight Champion and WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins did not work this weekend’s WWE live events as he was on vacation with his girlfriend Zahra Schreiber. Rollins and Schreiber were in the Dominican Republic, however Rollins is headed back to the U.S. today so that he can be in Baltimore, Maryland for Monday’s edition of WWE RAW.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated the Q&A section of his official website, answering questions from fans on a number of topics. Below are some of the highlights.
On if WWE will ever return to a TV-14 rating, and who is the next big thing in WWE: “I don’t think that they ever go back to TV14. Ever. It’s wide open as to who will be the next big thing. I have no idea.”
On if WWE should have supported Jimmy Snuka and not suspended his Legends contract: “I think it was the only call tht they could have made unfortunately. That’s my opinion.”
On the best wrestling city: “Loaded question that I have no answer. There are many and I won’t diss any city.”
On Seth Rollins and Triple H nearing their feud: “Obviously HHH and Rollins are on a collision course and Sting is a conduit.”
On why WWE sometimes doesn’t have their title match in the main event: “WWE isn’t a combat style event, it’s a theatrical event. However, under usual circumstances the WWE Title would normally close the show but it doesn’t have to due to artistic liscence.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
– WWE is running a new poll asking fans if Seth Rollins really is as good as Triple H was in his prime. With over 1,000 votes, around 80 percent voted, “No, he still has miles to go before he can be compared to Triple H.” The rest of the votes went to, “Yes, Rollins has proven he is on The Game’s legendary level.”
– As noted, King Barrett will be taking some time off to film the new WWE Studios movie, “Eliminators.” Barrett had the day off on Saturday and wrote the following on Twitter:
Back at hotel after a crazy & intense week of shooting @WWEStudios#Eliminators movie. Loving every second. 1 day off, then we roll again.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated his official blog with his thoughts and comments on a number of topics. Below are some of the highlights.
On Sting vs. Seth Rollins at Night Of Champions: “The Sting-Rollins NOC Title bout is intriguing to me on a variety of fronts. It’s great to see old friend Sting get to headline a major WWE event even thought as I write this he has yet to win a WWE bout if you’re keeping score at home. Perhaps tonight will change that piece of business unless WWE is ‘saving’ Sting’s next in ring appearance for NOC. Rollins is evolving into a top hand without question and it will be interesting to see how he and Sting compliment each other’s strengths on September 20 in Houston. I like the booking. I think the match will out perform some skeptics predictions and that it should be a significant night for young, Rollins. Or does Sting score the upset and Sheamus cashes in the MITB Contract to become the Champ? I assume any thing is possible but I see Rollins retaining.”
On Hulk Hogan: “I missed the Hulk Hogan on ABC appearance Monday morning and it will be interesting to see the fallout or lack thereof will be on this matter as the week progresses. I’ve never considered Hogan a racist but obviously his choice of words is unacceptable in any environment. Hopefully, his public will forgive him and he can get on with the business of being “The Hulkster” and earning a living of which everyone has the right to do. Forgiveness isn’t a foreign term and can still be done in today’s cynical world if the individual seeking forgiveness is sincere and I have every reason to believe that Hogan is sincere as his rant was embarassing and humiliating with the ability to completely wreck one’s career.”
On Bram’s arrest: “Sad to hear that TNA’s now suspended Bram has been arrested on two, felony counts of domestic battery in Florida. It might be challenging for the Brit to keep his credentials to stay in the USA under these circumstances considering that he has an existing arrest record that prompted him to get released by WWE. The entire matter is unfortunate as Bram aka Thomas Latimer is a solid talent? who I thought had a significant upside when I first saw him in WWE developmental. I’d be shocked if TNA retained his services if these charges are validated. Plus, one has to feel empathy for the alleged victim.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
At Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Tampa, Florida, another title match was made official for the WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view in Houston, Texas in September.
During the main event segment, it was announced that every title must be on the line at the WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view, so while Seth Rollins has a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Sting, he will also be defending his WWE United States Championship.
Challenging Rollins for the U.S. title at Night Of Champions will be the former champion, John Cena.
WWE Night Of Champions takes place on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Make sure to visit SEScoops.com on 9/20 for the best Night Of Champions live results coverage on the web!
After making her NXT debut over the weekend, some social media posts from WWE Diva Zahra Schreiber began circulating online depicting her affinity for swastikas and other Nazi symbolism. She was trending worldwide on Saturday night for the first time since nude photos of her leaked and it was exposed by Seth Rollins’ ex-fiancée that Schreiber was the “other woman” who broke up their engagement.
Several mainstream media outlets have picked up the story – and more hateful social media posts from Schreiber have now surfaced.
A few years ago, Schreiber took issue with Disney Princess Tiana of Maldonia from the animated feature film The Princess and the Frog. Schreiber said she loves all Disney princesses except Tiana, who is black. She stated, “Black princess white prince?!?! He obv married for money. I feel like Disney made the prince white just to piss off black people lol” When an Instagram user replied that Tiana is ‘the only Disney princess left at the store any time I go, that’s a sign….right?,” Schreiber replied, “a sign that black parents don’t buy their kids toys!”
She’s also ranted about slutty girls, “f*ggots” who talk trash online and more.
It looks like we may finally get to see the Seth Rollins statue that was never officially unveiled in the ring at last Monday’s post-SummerSlam edition of WWE RAW.
WWE is teasing that on Monday’s edition of RAW in Tampa, Florida, the Rollins statue may finally be revealed.
As noted, WWE has also announced that Sting, who attacked Rollins last week, setting up the Night Of Champions title match between the two, will be kicking off Monday’s show.
WWE posted the following teaser regarding Sting and Rollins, as well as the potential unveiling of the Rollins statue on RAW:
After beating both Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, absorbing some serious punishment from The Beast Incarnate at WWE Battleground and defeating John Cena for the United States Title at SummerSlam, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins has grown pretty fearless as of late, which is probably why he seems unfazed by Sting’s sudden re-emergence in WWE — a return that led to a one-on-one World Title clash between The Architect and The Vigilante at Night of Champions.
Rollins oozed bravado on SmackDown, where he wrote Sting off as an “artifact” and vowed to finish what The Cerebral Assassin started at The Show of Shows by crushing his “old bones to dust.” Is The Architect underestimating the WCW icon?
Plus, there’s still the matter of Rollins’ missing statue, which was to be unveiled last Monday night before Sting’s ambush. Will “The Future of WWE” reclaim his bronze likeness this week?
WWE continues to make announcements regarding Monday’s edition of RAW, as we can now officially report another match for Monday’s show in Tampa, Florida.
Earlier this weekend, WWE announced that Sting will be opening Monday’s RAW to address what happened with Seth Rollins last week, as well as their upcoming WWE Night Of Champions title match.
WWE also announced a first-ever “Divas Beat The Clock Challenge,” where Paige, Charlotte and Becky Lynch will compete to see who wins a WWE Divas title shot against Nikki Bella at Night Of Champions.
On Sunday, WWE announced that in addition to the opening segment with Sting and the “Divas Beat The Clock Challenge,” Dolph Ziggler will go one-on-one with “The Bulgarian Brute” Rusev.
Make sure to visit SEScoops.com on Monday, August 31, 2015 for the best WWE RAW live results coverage on the web!
– There is a pre-sale ongoing for tickets to the WWE Royal Rumble 2016 pay-per-view event, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Fans interested can purchase tickets via the pre-sale right now with the code: ORLANDO16.
– The folks at Metal Injection caught up with a number of WWE performers during the recent WWE 2K16 press event in New York City. Check out the video below to see various WWE Superstars talk about who is the “most metal” in WWE. Included in the video are Steve Austin, Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, Finn Balor and The Bella Twins.
Schreiber is trending worldwide on Twitter after her debut on Saturday night, largely because of the fact that she debuted at an NXT show with a new character, and partially because of the fact that Schreiber posted some Instagram photos in 2012 that contained a swastika.
She has since deleted the photos, but they resurfaced shortly after her NXT debut on Saturday night, with some fans even sending the photos to Triple H and asking him for his thoughts.
Below are screen shots of the posts Schreiber made on Instagram.
Seth Rollins’ real-life girlfriend, Zahra Schreiber, made her debut alongside Solomon Crowe at the NXT live event on Saturday night in Ft. Pierce, Florida.
Schreiber is trending worldwide on Twitter after making her NXT debut as Crowe’s younger sister.
This is Schreiber’s first character role in NXT, as she has done some ring announcing for the brand in the past. Crowe will be teaming with Neville in the upcoming “Dusty Rhodes Tag-Team Classic” tournament.
The following are some photos of Zahra Schreiber’s debut from Saturday’s NXT show.
WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose recently appeared as a guest on The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling podcast. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On how his preparation differs from other WWE Superstars: “I like to take things moment to moment. I don’t try to be anything that I’m not because that would be in-authentic and I was blessed with certain talents and certain abilities and others I wasn’t. I try to do things I do and do them well and I don’t try to pretend to be anything that I’m not. If I’m in a bad mood, your gonna get Dean Ambrose in a bad mood. If I’m in a good mood your gonna get happy, fun Dean Ambrose that day. I would literally take whatever I’m feeling, that’s just what you will see in the ring.
I like to just be myself and I just go out there and kind of just do whatever I want to my own devices and it’s kind of just not just the fans but WWE slowly realized another Dean Ambrose isn’t going to walk through the door anytime soon. So I kind of occupy my own space and kind of carve out my own little spot. Fans don’t want to tune in and see you do the same things every week and when they hear your music for me they like to think that any wild thing may happen when I come through the curtain because sometimes I don’t know. I make as much up as I possibly can as I go along.”
On his memories of the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper: “Everybody loves Roddy Piper. There’s so many of these shocking out of nowhere passings and it’s so weird because these are the guys that my generation grew up watching, it sucks. Everybody loves The Hot Rod and my favorite Roddy Piper memory is a very specific one because I recently not too long ago watched it. Starrcade 96 when he fought Hogan for the Championship when he came back to WCW, it was a terrible, sloppy match with two old guys but awesome and was such a spectacle.
The cool part of it was his entrance. One of the best entrances you will ever see if you really watch it and you are into the story and you really watch what he is doing, it’s like this death march to the ring. You have this on-going decade long blood-feud with Hogan and he knows that he is going to get beat up by the nWo and ganged up on 20-1 and it’s a one man war against the nWo and he’s just coming down the aisle as simple as can be, no flashy entrance or pyrotechnics. In WWE everyone has the special entrance.
In NXT they have a dance move that they do and they get in the ring the same way every time and its like their schtick. It was so refreshing to go back and watch that because he comes out and just stares at the ring and burns a hole with his eyes and walks down the aisle as simple as humanly possible. His eyes are just cold and it just tells so much, you know he is willing to go in there in the middle of that ring. He is going to fight to the end. If he walks away with the championship, cool but he’s prepared for this to be the end. It’s very intense and most people who watch it wouldn’t put that much thought into it but get on WWE Network, watch Starrcade 96 and just watch Piper’s entrance it’s such a cool thing.”
On being compared to stars such as Piper, Terry Funk and Brian Pillman: “I really can’t answer that because I try not to put any thought into what I am doing. I go by what I feel, whatever happens, happens. I think a lot of those guys probably thought the same way.”
On the reason he works so well with Seth Rollins: “Our styles just meshed well. First time we ever wrestled was in FCW. We never crossed paths before. It was maybe one of the first times that people started to pay attention to what was going on in Developmental just from a wrestling standpoint. I had a certain following and he had kind of ran with a different crowd on the indy scene like Ring of Honor and it kind of was a clash of indy worlds happening in Developmental. It just clicked immediately. I felt that stuff that he did was complimenting the stuff that I did.
The stretching and they physical stuff in the holds, it was such a phsyical style I was doing at the time and just kind of meshed with his and it was like peanut butter and jelly, like mixed perfectly together the stuff that we were doing. He is such a smart guy and visualizes and comes up with cool things and then you have just the way that I would like go off-the-cuff a lot of times, we could go out and wrestle thirty minutes and literally not talk at all before hand, it just meshes well and then you know WWE styles still mesh and it’s hard to explain. There’s just that certain chemistry with people. He’s so good, its like anyone can have a good match with Seth Rollins and we kind of bring out the best in each other from a healthy competitive standpoint and all the great opponents always had that together like Ric Flair/Ricky Steamboat and Nick Bockwinkel/ Verne Gagne.”
On who in WWE tries to bring down the house the most: “I think all of the core group of guys right now, myself, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Cesaro, The Wyatts I think we all have that competitive chemistry with each other because we are kind of pushing each other and we are the guys kind of carrying the load right now as far as 300 nights a year. We are the guys who are counted on to tear the house down and wrestle 15-20 minutes on Raw each week and I think that’s a real healthy thing across the board.”
WWE has announced that Sting will kick off this coming Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Tampa, Florida.
As noted, Sting is not currently advertised for any upcoming RAW shows, however some appearances are expected leading up to the WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view regardless.
Sting returned to WWE storylines on last week’s RAW during the main event segment where a Seth Rollins statue was supposed to be unveiled. Instead, Sting made a surprise return and attacked Rollins, prompting Triple H to announce Sting vs. Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Night Of Champions on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
– NXT live event host Greg Hamilton announced during Friday’s NXT event in Tampa, Florida that he is being called up to the main WWE roster to work their live events. Hamilton recently worked the crowds for the WWE Tough Enough tapings and was apparently well-liked by WWE management. He will continue to work some NXT events while covering the WWE main roster live events as well.
– WWE posted the following video of WWE World Heavyweight Champion and WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins talking to Corey Graves about his tattoos.
– NXT stars Tyler Breeze and Baron Corbin will be on the road with WWE’s main roster this weekend’s live events from
– NXT’s Rich Brennan has been promoted and is now the lead announcer of SmackDown.
– On last night’s SmackDown, Seth Rollins reacted to Sting’s surprise return on RAW and their upcoming title match at WWE Night of Champions. Rollins vows to crush Sting’s “old bones to dust.”
Following Sting’s surprise return to WWE TV at the conclusion of Monday’s RAW, WWE COO Triple H announced after the show that Sting will get a shot at Seth Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight championship at next month’s Night of Champions PPV. WWE officials decided on the match last week just days before SummerSlam, according to a report at PWInsider.com.
Regarding Sting’s appearance on RAW, crew members brought the covered platform to the ring on fork lift, with Sting in it the entire time. Sting was on the platform for nearly 20 minutes during the segment and his paint had visibly sweated off by the time he was revealed.
While this should be taken strictly as rumor for now, and is a clear example of “card is subject to change,” the official Madison Square Garden website is listing the following lineup for the WWE event on October 3rd, which features Brock Lesnar and the live WWE Network special.
– WWE Champion/US Champion Seth Rollins vs. John Cena. (Cena is listed as U.S. Champion.)
– Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
– Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev
– Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro
– Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman in his first time in the Garden in over 10 years. No opponent listed.
– Chris Jericho (no opponent listed) and more of “your favorite WWE superstars”
As reported on Monday evening, the Sting vs. Seth Rollins match at WWE Night Of Champions will be for Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, it was noted that Vince McMahon has not signed off on Rollins defending his WWE United States Championship at Night Of Champions yet. It was also noted that it’s believed that Rollins will pull double-duty that night, defending his U.S. title in one match, and his WWE World Heavyweight title in the main event against Sting.
It’s worth pointing out that the current angle involving Rollins as a double-champion and the rumors that he will be pulling double-duty is similar to what was just done recently in Ring Of Honor with ROH World Champion and ROH TV Champion Jay Lethal.
– Former WWE Diva and co-star of the new E! reality show “W.A.G.S. (Wives and Girlfriends)” Barbie Blank (aka Kelly Kelly) is the guest on the first of two new “Steve Austin Show” podcasts this week. You can download the show at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE posted the following video featuring Triple H making the announcement that Seth Rollins will be defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Sting at the upcoming WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The Icon Sting made a surprise return in the closing segment of Monday’s RAW, appearing under the curtain where Seth Rollins’ statue was supposed to be and laying a beatdown on the WWE World Heavyweight champion.
Sting will face WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins at Night Of Champions on Sunday, September 20th from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Following his surprise return at the conclusion of Monday’s post-SummerSlam edition of RAW, “The Icon” Sting has now found himself in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship picture.
As announced at the end of RAW, Triple H appeared on the WWE Network immediately after the show to address what happened.
Renee Young spoke with both Triple H and Stephanie McMahon on the WWE Network after RAW about Sting crashing the Seth Rollins statue presentation and beating down the WWE World Heavyweight and United States Champion.
From there, HHH made the huge announcement that Sting will be challenging the WWE World Heavyweight and United States Champion Seth Rollins at the WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line, but his WWE United States Championship will not.
