– On Wednesday’s episode of WWE Main Event, Sheamus had a confrontation with Big E Langston following his match with Dolph Ziggler. In response to fan questions about why he got “backed down” by Big E, Sheamus tweeted:
– WWEDVDNews.com reports that the following two matches are confirmed for Bret Hart’s upcoming WWE DVD series titled, “Bret “Hit Man” Hart: The Dungeon Collection” – due out March 5th:
* Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid in a 2 of 3 Falls Match for the British Commonwealth Jr. Heavyweight Title from Stampede Wrestling (1978).
* Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin from the Sun City Superbowl in South Africa (1996).
– SmackDown superstar Sheamus will be making several appearances at upcoming car shows. Here’s a schedule of the shows he’ll be attending:
* Friday January 11th at the Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs in Cincinnati, Ohio from 6pm until 8pm
* Friday, February 22nd at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center in Louisville, KY from 7pm until 9pm
* Friday, March 1st at the Chicago World of Wheels from 6pm until 8pm
* Friday, March 8th at the Detroit Autorama from 6pm until 8pm
– Zack Ryder tweeted the following about his matches at this weekend’s WWE live events, where he teamed with Brodus Clay against Jack Swagger and NXT star Leo Kruger:
I won all 3 of my matches this weekend. Do you think that I’ll continue my winning streak tomorrow on #Raw?
Sheamus vs. Randy Orton is rumored to be one of the top SmackDown feuds of the next few months, with Orton expected to finally get his wish of turning heel soon.
– The next Downloadable Content pack for WWE ’13 will be released on Monday at 5pm (EST) and will include the following playable characters:
* Damien Sandow
* Antonio Cesaro
* Jimmy Uso
* Jey Uso
* Brian Pillman
* Chainsaw Charlie
– During a recent interview with the Norfolk Navy Flagship, WWE SmackDown star Sheamus talked about which WWE legends have been most influential in guiding his career:
“One of the first guys to really text me or call me up was William Regal. He offered to help me and have me travel with him. We have the same sense of humor, same pop culture background. We got on right away from the start. He’s been a great help to me by watching my matches and critiquing them.
“There have been others like Triple H … Arn Anderson as well. I’m always motivated to pick the brain of people who have been so successful. Great number of minds and talents in WWE and they’re all at your disposal. It’s definitely helped me to progress faster than I would have on my own.”
Sheamus also spoke about the dedication it takes to be a top WWE superstar – and why you can never get lazy or rest on your laurels.
“It’s about drive – never be happy with what you do. You can’t rest on your laurels because you’re only as good as your last match. There are a lot of hungry Superstars ready to come in here and want to knock you off your spot.”
– Here’s the latest episode of WWE Backstage Fallout:
In the latest edition of “Backstage Fallout,” Brad Maddox reacts to his brutal defeat against Sheamus, Wade Barrett guarantees that he’ll be the new Intercontinental Champion, and the Usos promise the WWE Universe that they are more than ready for 2013.
– WWE will hold a live event in Amarillo, Texas at the Amarillo Civic Center on Sunday, May 12, 2013.
– John Cena and Sheamus will be appearing on late night television talk shows this Thursday to promote WWE’s Tribute to the Troops special. Cena will be appearing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, while Sheamus will be on Connan.
– WWE released the following video looking back at Superstars going through the Spanish announce table:
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:
Sheamus: “@wwesheamus has many qualities as did Stone Cold…physically and mentally tough and loves to perform at a physical level that some opponents don’t embrace. Both were great examples of not accepting being denied stardom and continued to work through career challenge no matter what hand was dealt them.”
TLC: “TLC in Brooklyn is going to be cool. First WWE event in that awesome, new facility. These are the moments that I miss most as a broadcaster. I will be content to watch the PPV from home but it would be cool to be a part of the first ever event for WWE in that much ballyhooed arena. Plus, I’ve never been to Brooklyn.”
NXT: “Our next NXT taping will be interesting now that @WWERollins, the NXT Champion, is a member of The Shield. About a week out from traveling to Orlando I start looking forward to the trip as I truly enjoy working with the next wave of WWE Superstars.
“Don’t kid yourself, the future of WWE depends on the productivity in WWE’s Developmental Program. WWE has no more important department in the entire company then Talent Development.
“Our next taping @FullSail will be Thursday night December 6 starting at 6:30. Should be an eye opening, three hour affair. (Sounds like one of King’s past romances.)”
– Independent wrestler Luke Hawx wrestled a dark match prior to Tuesday night’s WWE tapings from Bossier City, LA, losing to Santino Marella.
Hawx appeared on Monday’s RAW as one of the security guards that confronted Ryback at the beginning of the show and met with Paul Heyman backstage at the event.
– Longtime WWE employee Steve Lumbardi, best known as the Brooklyn Brawler, is now on Twitter at @brawlerreal.
– WWE Hall of Famer and NXT head trainer / authority figure Dusty Rhodes wrote on Twitter that he is celebrating 43 year in the wrestling business this week:
This week 43years in pro wrestling , thanks and to WWE giving me a place to teach ! Cody on the rehab going good . Dustin hard at work !
– The dark match main event that took place after Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings saw Sheamus defeat the Big Show by disqualification. The finish came after Big Show hit Sheamus with a steel chair. After the match, Sheamus leveled Show with the Brogue Kick.
– On Monday’s RAW, Big Show destroyed a steel chair on the RAW stage to intimidate his challenger at next month’s TLC PPV, Sheamus. In response to Big Show’s spectacle, Sheamus tweeted:
– In this edition of “Backstage Fallout” for SmackDown World Heavyweight Champion Big Show has some words of warning for Sheamus for their Chairs Match at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs. Plus, Rosa Mendes “scouts” Alberto Del Rio.
– SmackDown color commentator John “Bradshaw” Layfield announced via Twitter that he will debut a new show on WWE.com next week: “Looking forward to The JBL Show debut next week! @wwe .com will carry it. @MichaelCole may also appear some. #dollarwithadime.”
– In the United Kingdom, The Miz is currently featured in a television commercial for Smyths Toys.
– Following reports in recent months indicating that The Undertaker’s in-ring career is uncertain, F4WOnline.com confirms that WWE brass spoke with the legendary wrestler this week and he’s “on board for a high-profile match.”
– The Miz, AJ Lee and Alicia Fox paid a visit to Riley’s Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indianapolis, last Friday to spread some holiday cheer. WWE has released the following video of their visit.
– Layla has been announced to appear with Sheamus at Barnes & Noble 3400 Forest Dr. Columbia, South Carolina, on Dec. 1. They will be signing copies of the new WWE Encyclopedia. Call 803-787-5600 for more information.
– There had been some talk in recent weeks that the main event of December’s WWE TLC pay-per-view would be WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Mick Foley. Foley addressed the rumor on Twitter:
– 3MB has posted a video on Tout on Tuesday night saying that they are going to be “hitting the town” whenever WWE has a live event. If WWE is in your town and you’ve got a suggestion for where the band should party that night, use the hashtag #TheBandWagon. Here’s the video:
“#3MB Every city we hit we re rockin the town. We want suggestions and we will rock your face!!! #TheBandWagon”
– Tonight’s WWE Main Event & SmackDown tapings will take place from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wednesday’s Main Event broadcast will feature The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler in singles action.
SmackDown will have Survivor Series fallout, latest chapter in Big Show and Sheamus’ ongoing feud and an update on John Cena’s injury from RAW. John Cena has been advertised for tonight’s taping and tweeted late monday night that he plans to be in the ring tonight “no matter what.”
The dark match main event will see Big Show vs. Sheamus.
– Big Show tweeted the following messages to Sheamus and his fans after RAW in response to their Survivor Series match ending in disqualification:
@WWESheamus fans. I understand you're upset. I make no apologies or excuses. Life isn't fair. I did what was necessary to retain whc.
– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has secured the lead role for Hercules, reports Deadline.com.
Production on the film is scheduled to begin in “early 2013,” which could coincide with Johnson’s involvement with WWE in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 29.
The Brett Ratner-directed action film will be co-produced by Paramount and MGM. The screenplay is based on Radical Studios’ graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars.
– WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon was a special guest speaker at the The SportsBusiness Journal’s 2012 Covington & Burling Sports Media & Technology Conference in Times Square in New York City. Click here to see WWE.com’s photos of the event.
– AXS.com is currently holding a pre-sale for the Dec. 28 SmackDown live event in Minneapolis at the Target Center with the passcode Sheamus. Sheamus vs. Big Show and Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio are advertised as the main events.
– Paul Heyman, who is gaining more creative influence within WWE, recently proposed a faction consisting of WWE Champion CM Punk, Brock Lesnar and Antonio Cesaro, according to SuperLuchas.net.
– World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus appeared on WPRI-TV’s morning show Tuesday promoting the evening’s SmackDown event in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Video of his appearance is available here.
– Triple H is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.
– WWE has no live events scheduled before Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
– This week on WWE Inbox, WWE Superstars place their bets on who would win if WWE Champion CM Punk and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin extended their ongoing feud to a match in the squared circle.
– WWE will hold a SmackDown live event at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. as part of its Smackdown Holiday Tour.
– Sheamus is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
– After Monday’s Raw broadcast at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, went off the air, Sheamus recovered from his pinfall loss to CM Punk to challenge Big Show to a Last Man Standing Match. The World’s Largest Athlete refused to participate in the match, saying it wouldn’t fair for Sheamus and that the audience didn’t deserve to see him wrestle. The two brawled after Sheamus called Big Show “yellow,” with the bout culminating with a Brogue Kick.
– Randy Orton was among the lumberjacks advertised in WWE’s promotional graphic on Raw for the CM Punk vs. Sheamus match, but did not appear. Orton noted on Twitter in the morning that production for 12 Rounds: Reloaded in Vancouver, British Columbia, wrapped up the night before. Orton will be on hand for tonight’s SmackDown taping in Providence, Rhode Island.
Meanwhile, Mason Ryan, who has not appeared on WWE television since May, resurfaced during the match as a lumberjack.
– Betty Skaaland, widow of late WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Skaaland, was seated in the front row at Monday’s Raw. Also in attendance was Jionni Lavalle, boyfriend of WrestleMania celebrity Snooki, and players from the New York Giants and the New York Jets.
As Sheamus was making his ring entrance for his match against CM Punk on Raw Monday, WWE broadcaster and mouthpiece Michael Cole acknowledged WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s Twitter remark to the WWE Champion on Saturday by taking it out of context.
“Go get em, kid. Always be a student of the game and keep working hard. Safe travels. #respect from the #BSR,” Austin wrote.
The statement was in response to Sheamus positively acknowledging Austin’s critical remarks regarding his performance level in a recent column for Fighting Spirit Magazine. The SmackDown wrestler tweeted, “Appreciate words from @steveaustinBSR – i strive to get better everyday fella & hard work is something i love.. See me bring Hell in a Cell.”
Cole instead branded the exchange as Austin taking the initiative to give the WWE Champion a ringing endorsement on Twitter, and Sheamus responding to it. The WWE Hall of Famer’s critical column remarks were not acknowledged on-air.
In the column, Austin offered his opinion on WWE’s World Titles and said Sheamus is not ready to be World Heavyweight Champion.
“Sheamus is a big talented dude, no doubt about it. Can he get to where the company wants him to go? That remains to be seen, and there’s a lot of work required from both him and the company in order to jump to that superstar level,” Austin wrote. “He’s doing fine for the amount of time he’s been in the business, and there is no disrespect intended, but there are so many aspects that go towards making a guy draw money with the title.”
With a victory over Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara on Raw Monday, Team Rhodes Scholars won the No. 1 Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders’ Tournament to earn a title opportunity against Team Hell No at WWE Hell in a Cell this Sunday.
The official WWE website has released a match preview.
The announced card for Hell in a Cell, which takes place Oct. 28 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, is as follows:
* WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Ryback
* World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Big Show
* Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz
* WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No vs. Team Rhodes Scholars
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus has responded to WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin’s recent comments that he might not be “ready” to be a WWE main eventer carrying the company:
“Sheamus is a big talented dude, no doubt about it. Can he get to where the company wants him to go? That remains to be seen, and there’s a lot of work required from both him and the company in order to jump to that superstar level. He’s doing fine for the amount of time he’s been in the business, and there is no disrespect intended, but there are so many aspects that go towards making a guy draw money with the title”
– “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, who writes a column for Fighting Spirit Magazine, offered his opinion on reigning World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus during a recent issue while discussing WWE’s World Titles and how their importance level has never been lower. Though Austin considers the Irish grappler talented, he doesn’t feel Sheamus is ready to be champion.
Austin wrote, “Sheamus is a big talented dude, no doubt about it. Can he get to where the company wants him to go? That remains to be seen, and there’s a lot of work required from both him and the company in order to jump to that superstar level. He’s doing fine for the amount of time he’s been in the business, and there is no disrespect intended, but there are so many aspects that go towards making a guy draw money with the title.”
Austin also remarked that the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championships should be unified as soon as possible. An article on Austin’s comments is available here.
– John Cena, who is currently nursing an arm injury after undergoing surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow on Sept. 18, tweeted Thursday on whether he will take part in WWE’s tour of Europe kicking off Oct. 31 in Strasbourg, France.
“And to all the @wwe folk wondering if I am traveling with #raw to Europe, I most certainly AM. See u there!” he wrote.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus recently spoke to North Carolina’s Fayetteville Observer to promote WWE’s upcoming live event from the Crown Coliseum on Oct. 30. Here are some highlights of what Sheamus said about:
WWE Embracing Social Media: “It’s such a big part of what we do now. It can be negative or positive, though, but we try to use it for positive. I actually tried to avoid using social media for the longest time, but now I’m on Twitter, and it’s very involved and prominently used in our shows. It helps us keep our finger on the pulse of the fans.”
His Work With The Be A STAR Alliance: “I’m proud to be a part of this anti-bullying campaign. Bullying has been accepted as just a part of life kids have to deal with, but it doesn’t have to be. Bullied kids have been taking their own lives, and that’s tragic. And the kids who do the bullying don’t know what effect they’re having. We try to educate these kids, to help them learn that they have the power to make a change and do something positive.”
Would He Do MMA Or Politics After Wrestling?: “I don’t know. I’m hoping to do this for a long time. I just try to keep my eyes on each week as it comes.”
His Dream Opponent: “The Undertaker. I’d like to try and defeat him in a Wrestlemania event. That would be record-breaking for me.”
Posted October 19th, 2012 in News, WWE. Tagged: Sheamus.
– Promoting THQ’s WWE ’13 in New York City two weeks ago, AJ Lee couldn’t contain her excitement about being featured as a playable character in the game.
“Oh my gosh, it’s so surreal, I can’t even wrap my brain around this,” she told ESPN.com minutes after playing as herself for the first time. “This is over 10 years in the making for me and just a dream come true. I’m the luckiest person in the world.”
For her first match, Lee opted to face Stephanie McMahon.
“They asked me who I wanted to fight, and I’m so obsessed with Stephanie I knew I wanted to face her,” Lee said. “I love her, but for some reason I also want to fight her, so it was so amazing to see what it would look like if we were in the ring together.”
Lee also offered an assessment of her digital character in the interview.
– Chris Jericho tweeted Tuesday, “Just hosted a 10 hr min-series for @VH1Classic Details and air times coming soon! Now it’s back to LA for…u guessed it…more filming!”
– World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus appears at Colonial Honda in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts on Tuesday, October 23 at noon.
– In this Raw edition of “Backstage Fallout,” Santino Marella and Zack Ryder call out 3MB, while Sheamus looks ahead to his fight against Big Show at Hell in a Cell.
– Three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and former WWE Superstar Vader noted on Twitter Monday that he was at WWE’s television studio in Stamford, Connecticut filming content.
“Just finished up a very long hard week. Left WWE recording studio did some good work a little rusty on the promos thxs to Kieran from WWE,” he wrote.
– Ryback is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.
– WWE’s creative department wrote two different scripts for tonight’s Raw. According to F4WOnline.com, one script is contingent upon John Cena being medically cleared to compete at Hell in a Cell on Oct. 28 after undergoing surgery on his arm. The other script will be used if he is not able to compete at the pay-per-view event.
– The 1989 cult classic No Holds Barred, featuring Hulk Hogan in his first starring role, has been digitally remastered and is now available on DVD at Walmart. WWE has released a promotional video advertising its release at the department store.
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, Sheamus appears at the Colonial Honda 225 State Road North, Dartmouth, Massachusetts on Oct. 23 beginning at noon. Call 508-985-6350 for more information.
