– During a recent interview with ABS-CBN News at WWE’s “Be A Star” event from Los Angeles last week to promote SummerSlam, WWE star John Cena spoke about what would happen if he ever stepped in the ring with boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. Cena had no problem admitting that Pacquiao would make short work of him:
“I think it would be very quick, and the decision would be obvious. Manny Pacquiao will knock me out in the 1st round.”
“If Manny will enter the WWE, I would have to work a lot on my quickness. He is lightning quick. So just give me a little bit of warning if he decides to (enter the WWE).”
“I have a lot of respect (for Pacquiao). He’s done so much, not only for the Philippines. His popularity has transcended.”
– MSNBC.com is reporting that WWE developmental wrestler Ricky Steamboat, Jr’s car was robbed on Monday near Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the police report, Steamboat lost over $1,700 in personal property, including a Louis Vuitton purse and wallet with his drivers license and credit cards, his checkbook, a watch, an iPod touch and more.
– According to Hollywood insiders, former WWE diva Stacy Keibler and movie star George Clooney are still romantically involved – and have been spending a lot of time together in London, Italy and Los Angeles.
Some tabloids are reporting that after Stacy Keibler cryptically wrote on Twitter how much fun she was having in Lake Como, Italy, a resort area George Clooney reigns over, the reclusive A-list actor told her to pack her bags and leave.
The former Miss Hancock has since returned to the United States as she was spotted Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport fresh off a flight.
Life & Style reported Wednesday that Clooney had begun dating the former WWE Diva after recently splitting from model Elisabetta Canali. His rep, however, told Yahoo’s The Famous blog that he had not heard of the alleged romance.
“George is finishing his movie and I haven’t had any way to reach him for the past several weeks,” Stan Rosenfield told The Baltimore Sun, noting that Clooney never talks about his personal life.
Another source added that his “fling is purely for fun.”
US Magazine has provided new details on former WWE diva Stacy Keibler being romantically linked to Hollywood megastar George Clooney.
Just over a month following his announced split from Elisabetta Canalis, George Clooney is now dating actress Stacy Keibler, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.
According to US, “It’s more than just a fling .. They’re basically exclusive at this point. They like each other’s sense of humor. Obviously they’re both physically attracted to one another.”
Keibler, 31, and Cooney, 50, have reportedly known each other for over 4 years and recently “reached out to one another through a mutual friend.”
Since recently linking up, Keibler and Clooney have been spending time together in London and at one of Clooney’s homes in Italy.
Despite the celebrity gossip blogs covering the story extensively this week, the couple is hoping to keep their romance very private and do not plan to make any public appearances
— Life & Stylereports that George Clooney is now dating former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler after recently splitting from model Elisabetta Canali.
Keibler reportedly flew to Italy to be with the Academy Award winning actor at his villa in Lake Como. She tweeted the following about the trip: “I’m in heaven.”
Clooney and Keibler have been acquaintances for some time and were set up by a mutual friend. A source close to the situation says his relationship with Keibler is “purely for fun.”
“They have a lot of friends in common and run in the same circles,” the source said.
“He’s enjoying spending time with Stacy, but he just got out of a two-year relationship. George isn’t ready for anything serious. This fling is purely for fun.”
— Chris Jericho and his heavy metal band Fozzy have announced that they will be touring the United Kingdom this November, from the 2nd to the 13th. Complete tour details are available here.
— Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler is used to people going crazy when they meet her, but the scene outside celebrity hotspot Katsuya was quite chaotic as the paparazzi scrambled to get great close up photos of Stacy as she headed to her car.
Stacy’s hot outfit only made the paparazzi crush even more severe, as everyone was scrambling to get pics of the gorgeous Dancing With The Stars alum. You can see Stacy looking positively gorgeous in her hot outfit here, courtesy of Paul Heyman’s Heyman Hustle blog.
— TMZ.com is reporting that Scott Hall checked himself in to the Seminole County Jail today to begin his sentence stemming from a 2010 arrest for drunken disorderly conduct at a Florida bar. Hall, who will be staying in the medical unit of the jail due to his bad health, was sentenced to 10 days but will likely only serve 2 days due to time previously served.
Actress and former WWE diva Stacy Keibler has still got it.
Keibler attended Spike TV’s 5th annual 2011 “Guys Choice” Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday from Culver City, California – and is looking as gorgeous as ever:
— Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view event featured 1 hour, 38 minutes and 47 seconds of in-ring action. By comparison, WrestleMania XXVII had 1 hour, 41 minutes and 6 seconds of in-ring action.
— WWE is participating in a promotional campaign with Best Buy for the new Blackberry Playbook Tablet as they’re having Superstars post comments on Twitter regarding the device, as well as a link to BestBuy.com.
— Both Kelly Kelly and former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler are ranked in Maxim’s “Hot 100” list. Kelly ranked #82 while Keibler ranked #72.
Kelly is ecstatic over the news as she posted several congratulatory messages from fans and colleagues on her Twitter account.
She added, “Thanks so much to everyone for all the love and Congrats on maxim hot 100 this was such a dream come true for me!!!!”
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Her thoughts on guest-starring on this week’s episode of WWE Tough Enough & whether or not she sees this as the first step in returning to the WWE in the near future: “For right now, this is something I did with them, but I don’t have any plans for wrestling officially and coming back & being on the road every week. It was so great to be back in the family, and seeing everybody, and to watch these kids. It’s really fun to see them so eager to become a part of this business.”
The experience of working again & teaming up with Trish Stratus on Tough Enough: “It was so fun, and it brought back a lot of memories. It’s been a couple of years since we worked together. We spent so much time on the road together traveling & working. It was just really great to catch up and just have fun with each other.”
How she defines the era she was a part of in the WWE Divas division & why she would “like to do something together” in the future with her fellow WWE Diva alumni: “I feel like we were all part of an era that was a really special time in wrestling, and I feel so lucky to be there then. It was just so much fun, with excitement & energy going on. With Vince buying WCW, it was an important transitional moment for the business, and I’m very lucky I was a part of it. I saw Torrie (Wilson) the other day, and I think we would all like to do something together. It would be so fun to feel that energy, and be together, and do something fun.”
— WWE.com has announced the following for Raw: “New Nexus will be barred from ringside tonight on Raw when Randy Orton clashes with CM Punk in a rematch to their thrilling bout at WrestleMania XXVII. Also, tune in to see Michael Cole’s knighthood ceremony in the United Kingdom.”
— The Greensboro Coliseum is advertising John Cena for the April 26, 2011 SmackDown taping in Greensboro, North Carolina.
— Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler appears on MondayNightMayhem.com tonight at 7:40 p.m. for an interview.
– Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler mentioned during a recent interview that she would be appearing on Tough Enough. It marks as her first involvement with WWE since parting ways with the organization in 2006.
— Coming out of this weekend, WWE reportedly wants to put a celebrity and a female personality into the Hall of Fame every year going forward.
— Tonight’s episode of Raw is scheduled to go off the air at 11:15 p.m. at the earliest but the USA Network has given WWE permission to go later if need be as they want a strong lead-in for the premiere of Tough Enough.
— Colt Cabana was at WrestleMania XXVII visiting friends.
– A few fans sent in word that Monday night’s episode of the cable television show Cake Boss featured an appearance from WWE superstar Santino Marella and The Bella Twins. The WWE talent created a “road to WrestleMania cake” – which of course, wound up getting smashed on Santino’s face.
– Former WWE diva Stacy Keibler, the first WWE alumnus to appear on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, has been giving Chris Jericho advice for his involvement on the show this season. Chris Jericho tells Eonline.com:
“Stacy Keibler is a really good friend of mine, and she has kind of helped me out a little bit. Basically, it’s all the same thing: That you have to be in this 100 percent, because it is the most physically and mentally demanding thing you will ever do—and so far she has been right.”
– On Monday’s RAW, we saw CM Punk attack Randy Orton in the parking lot of the arena while his “wife” looked on from the couple’s tour bus. For those who have seen Orton’s real wife on WWE television before, the woman who appeared on RAW was an actress. Orton’s real wife Samantha has appeared on WWE television before, most notably at WWE’s annual Hall of Fame ceremonies.
– Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
With today’s date being 2/21/11, expect to see the culmination of WWE’s 2/21/11 teaser videos on RAW. The arena website has been advertising an appearance from The Undertaker, so don’t be surprised if those cryptic videos were for his return.
The dark match main event for RAW will be John Cena and Randy Orton teaming up against WWE Champion The Miz and Nexus leader CM Punk, with Michael Cole as referee.
– Ted DiBBiase and his younger brother Brett will be appearing at the 3/16 FCW show from the Charlotte Harbor Event Center. The DiBiase brothers will be greeting fans and signing autographs before the show.
– Future WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be appearing at the Detroit Autorama in Detroit, Michigan on 2/27 from 1-4pm.
– Former WWE diva Stacy Keibler was at Sunday’s NBA All Star game and was seen mingling with various NBA stars on the court after the game was over. Check out this picture of Keibler chilling with Lebron James:
Spike TV sent out the following press release today announcing that former WWE diva Stacy Keibler will be appearing on Wednesday’s episode of the network’s hit show, “Blue Mountain State.”
Below that, some recent pictures of Keibler looking hot as ever:
STACY KEIBLER IS A “VISION QUEST” ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF “BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE” ON SPIKE THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 11 PM ET/PT
New York, NY, December 6, 2010 – Stacy Keibler guest stars as the ultimate football wife in the next episode of “Blue Mountain State” premiering on Spike this Wednesday, December 8 at 11 PM, ET/PT.
In the episode entitled “Vision Quest” it’s a bye week for the Blue Mountain State goats and team captain Thad Castle (Alan Ritchson) searches his soul, with the help of some hallucinogens, in order to decide whether to go pro after this season or return to BMS. Stacy Keibler guest stars as Thad’s future wife.
— Evan Bourne has resumed training and is taking part in physical therapy after undergoing surgery last month to repair a torn rotator cuff. He is expected to return to action in February or March.
— Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler stars in two upcoming direct-to-DVD films; Fixing Pete (set for release in January) and Dysfunctional Friends (out in May).
— Former WWE star James “Jimmy Wang Yang” Yun appeared on this week’s Right After Wrestling radio show and revealed a pretty interesting news item. Yung takes credit for being the person who discovered WWE newcomer Sheamus:
“I’m the one who got Sheamus his job. I picked him out in Milan, Italy and said ‘I’m gonna test this guy out’ and look at him now, he’s done great. I saw the workouts earlier and they told me that I could work with anyone I wanted. It came down to him and another German guy. I went to both guys and I asked ‘who does Italy hate the most, Germans or Irishmen?’ They both told me Irishmen so I ended up picking Sheamus to work that night. The rest is history.”
– Mick Foley had the following to say regarding WWE plugging his book Monday night..
“I guess you could call it the plug heard ’round the world. I actually almost missed it when Michael Cole first said my name, and didn’t really catch on until the King followed up on the Cole mention of the new book. Certainly, it was surreal; I don’t think there has ever been an instance of someone on an opposing show getting a shoutout from WWE. I guess there are alot of people speculating as to what Vince’s motives might be. I’m leaning toward the idea that Vince sometimes does things just to be nice, and that the winds must have been blowing in a favorable direction on Monday morning. I think Vince deep down genuinely likes me and respects me and was just trying to do what felt right to him.”
– “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Stacy Keibler will be appearing on NBC’s Chuck on Monday at 8 PM ET. Austin returns as mercenary Hugo Panzer, while Keibler will play the undercover CIA operative Greta. Batista is also set to appear on the show later next month.
– Radio host Howard Stern and the National Federation of Independent Business announced on Thursday that they are endorsing Linda McMahon in Connecticut’s US Senate race.
– Sheamus will be at the FCW show on October 29th in Gainesville for a meet and greet. The show features a ladders and chairs match and a Halloween costume contest for fans.
– The amateur wrestling movie Vision Quest and movie Over the Top starring Terry Funk are both currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
— TMZ.com confirmed an earlier report of former WWE performer Sean Waltman being arrested Sunday at Newark Liberty International Airport on a drug possession charge.
The story notes that Waltman showed up at the airport after appearing at a fan convention the day before and claimed that he didn’t have an ID because he was robbed at a party. When police searched him due to his lack of ID, they found a rolled marijuana cigarette.
He was released Sunday night.
— Former WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus will be taking part in an autograph signing tour dubbed ‘The Stratusphere Tour’ in October at various locations on the East Coast.
“Since I retired in 2006, I have been so tied up with projects and opening my business that I haven’t had the opportunity to do many autograph signings – not to mention the fact that the majority of my stuff has been in Canada!” said Stratus, “I jumped at the chance to not only tour the East Coast but to work with Sam again, who always puts on a top notch event. Who knows, this could be the start of a stratusfying world tour!”
For the list of dates and more details, click here.
— Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler will guest star on an episode of Blue Mountain State. The second season of the program premieres next month on Spike TV.
– Kevin Sullivan released the following statement concerning the passing of Luna Vachon:
“I am saddened to hear of the passing of Luna Vachon. Not only was she a fantastic performer, but I was lucky enough to consider her a dear friend and I will miss her greatly. Luna was an integral part of my career and I would not have succeeded without her. We have lost a great performer and an even greater person. My condolences go out to her family and to her friends.”
– Nickelodeon will be airing former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler’s guest appearances on the sitcom George Lopez Tuesday night at 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m.
– Former WWE star Jake “The Snake” Roberts announced his retirement from professional wrestling Sunday night while performing for the 2CW Wrestling promotion in Rochester, New York. Following the bout, he took the microphone and told the crowd that despite his love for wrestling, he could no longer compete due to medical issues. Here’s a video of Jake’s retirement speech:
— Fans may recall Carlito mysteriously disappearing from World Wrestling Entertainment airwaves for a few months late last year shortly after his tag team partnership with his brother had ceased. The former WWE Superstar explained today on Twitter that he was removed from television last fall because he was sent to a rehabilitation facility to be evaluated for drug addiction. He says he passed the center’s various tests and it was determined that he was not a drug addict. He was then sent to a psychiatrist, which he felt was “a waste of time.” Carlito remained off television until November because management felt he was “very angry” at work.
“Ha, I was off tv in late 2009 because I was sent on a lil “sabatical,” said Carlito, responding to fan asking about his disappearance last year. “And by “sabatical” I mean I was sent to a rehab facility for a few days to be evaluated. I passed, they said I wasn’t an addict. Then I was sent to a psychiatrist…a waste of time! Then they kept me at home because they felt I was very angry at work! I was!”
— Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler has split with longtime boyfriend, actor Geoff Stults, reports the New York Post. The story notes that Keibler and Stults discussed getting engaged last year, but they have since gone their separate ways.
— Former TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams turns 29 years old today. It is said that he is currently working as a personal trainer in Michigan.
– TNA star Jeff Hardy was injured at Friday night’s TNA Live Event from Bloomington, Illinois. Hardy suffered a hand injury during a Monster’s Ball match with Abyss, but was able to finish the match. He wrestled the next night, but was said to be noticeably protecting the injured hand during his match. Hardy is not expected to miss any ring time.
– Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler was one of the many wrestling personalities who appeared at the popular Comic-Con event in San Diego over the weekend, which is “the largest comic book and popular arts convention in the world.” Keibler noted on her Twitter page that she got to hang out with TNA star Samoa Joe and former WWE superstar Gregory “Hurricane” Helms at the show and posted this picture of them together:
— SmackDown Diva Beth Phoenix had a run-in with police last night while driving through Dallas, Texas. She noted the following on her Twitter account: “Just got pulled over while driving to Dallas by a Walker Texas Ranger wannabe. he wrote me a ticket. I gave him the Glamastare..he cried.”
— Brie and Nikki Bella give their Super Bowl pick via video footage at the following link.
They also gave their Super Bowl pick on Twitter, writing: “Wow SuperBowl Sunday! Feelin’ like a good day! We’re excited for both teams, but the Bella Pick is The Colts, Have a fun and safe SuperBowl!”
Meanwhile, former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler picked the Colts to win 34-28. She told ESPN.com: “I think this game has the chance to be one of the most exciting Super Bowls yet. Two fantastic offenses vs. two underrated defenses. I am secretly rooting for New Orleans because I know Reggie Bush, but in the end, though, I think Peyton Manning’s experience will be the difference. I just don’t think that New Orleans will be able to stop him consistently.”
— Former WWE performer Armando Estrada’s Baby’s Steak and Lemonade restaurant based in Glendale, Arizona has a sandwich called the CM Punk. Its description reads: “The Straight Edge Sandwich Wrestles Grilled Chicken Breast, Marinara Sauce, Provolone Served On Fresh Baked Bread.” The restaurant also has a sandwich called Big Vito. You can view the menu at the following link.
Former WWE Diva and actress Stacy Keibler played in the 2010 Celebrity Soccer Challenge last month (1/16) at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, California.
The event was hosted by soccer stars Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciapara to raise funds for the Mia Hamm Foundation.
Keibler wrote on about the event on Twitter, saying, “Goin 2 Mia Hamm & Nomar Garciaparra Celeb Soccer Challenge. Nervous! Last played in 11th grade .. 4 Childrens Hospital LA, so I’m lacin up!”
Check out these pictures of Stacy Keibler playing in the 2010 Celebrity Soccer Challenge:
– The WWE Unified Tag Team Titles will be on the line at next week’s RAW as DX will defend in a Triple Threat against the teams of CM Punk & Luke Gallows and Big Show & The Miz.
– Next week’s Raw will be hosted by NASCAR driver Carl Edwards.
– 2010 Royal Rumble winner Edge will host “The Cutting Edge” show on Friday’s SmackDown with special guest The Undertaker.
– Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler will be appearing on USA Network’s Psych this coming Wednesday night.
– The 2010 Royal Rumble had some stiff television competition on Sunday night. The NFL Pro Bowl, which went head-to-head with the Rumble, drew 12.3 million viewers and did an 8.2 rating. It was the highest rated Pro Bowl game in 10 years and the males 18-34 demographic was up a sharp 72% from last year. (Source: f4wonline.com)
– Chris Jericho’s Chasing the Grail album peaked at No. 1 on the UK Amazon.com sales charts last week.
— Stacy Keibler will guest star on the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother. The episode airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. on CBS. The former WWE Diva is being billed as “Hot Bartender.”
— In an update on the all-women’s wrestling promotion Wrestlicious, they have changed the graphic on their website to “Premieres 2010”. Furthermore, according to their Facebook page, their network is “TBA January 2010” and their show debuts in early 2010.
— TMZ has a story on “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s daughter, Ariel Toombs, who nearly got hit by a bus in West Hollywood after stepping out of her parked car this past Tuesday.
— Bret Hart’s ex-wife Julie will be appearing with former WWE stars Sim Snuka, Heidenreich, Val Venis and Doink the Clown at the Pro Wrestling Arizona indy show on January 29th in Phoenix. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)
— In today’s wrestling birthday, Gory Guerrero — father of Eddie Guerrero — would have turned 89 years old. He passed away in 1990. Yesterday marked former WCW star Marcus “Buff” Bagwell’s birthday as he turned 40 years old. Also, Brian Christopher turned 38 while Colonel DeBeers turned 64.
Stacy Keibler recently spoke to Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun and was asked whether she’d be the special guest host of WWE Raw when the show comes to her hometown of Baltimore, MD on 11/30.
The former WWE Diva said she reached out to WWE about hosting, but never heard back. “No one has contacted me. I actually had my management contact them, and nobody ever got back to us [laughs]. So I guess they’re not interested,” she said.
Keibler recently won a contest to determine Baltimore, Maryland’s biggest celebrity – beating out baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr. and Olympic hero Michael Phelps.
Keibler was also asked about whether she’s heard anything from TNA Wrestling about working for them. “[TNA] hasn’t [contacted me], but Mick and I talk regularly,” she said. “They haven’t contacted me to do anything, plus I still have my deal with ABC, so I wouldn’t be able to do anything like that.”
For more on what Stacy Keibler is up to these days, you can read the entire interview at BaltimoreSun.com.
– According to F4Wonline.com, WWE plan to hold the SummerSlam PPV in Los Angeles every year from now on. As previously reported, WWE want to strengthen their ties in the Entertainment world and feeling hosting an annual PPV in L.A. will help toward that goal. (Related News: SummerSlam buyrate drops 20% this year)
– Tonight on 10:00 PM ET/PT, there will be a special WWE-themed episode of the cooking show Dinner Impossible on the Food Network. Here’s a preview from the Food Network website:
WWE: A Mission on the Mat
Robert is taken to the mat as he joins up with some of World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars at Summer Slam, WWE’s biggest summertime event. Stephanie McMahon gives Robert his mission to feed 300 WWE VIPs a “Superstar” meal in just nine hours, this means every dish he creates must be based on some of WWE’s Superstars’ signature moves such as Frog Splash, Clawhold, and Knife Edge Chop. Stephanie is center ring joined by her seven foot tall, 400 pound “enforcer”, Big Show, who’s there to make sure Robert knows that failure is not an option!
– The 2010 WWE Hall of Fame will be taped at 5:40PM Mountain time on Saturday, March 27th, 2010. The USA Network will air a one-hour edited special later that night.
– The man who faced Sheamus on last night’s RAW was current LDN British Heavyweight Champion David DeVille.
– Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler won the “Baltimore Celebrity SmackDown” contest which was hosted on the Baltimore Sun website over the past few months. 64 celebrities from Baltimore were in the competition which was voted on by the paper’s readers.
Tonight on 10:00 PM ET/PT, there will be a special WWE-themed episode of the cooking show Dinner Impossible on the Food Network. Here’s a preview from the Food Network website:
<b>WWE: A Mission on the Mat</b>
<b>Robert is taken to the mat as he joins up with some of World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars at Summer Slam, WWE’s biggest summertime event. Stephanie McMahon gives Robert his mission to feed 300 WWE VIPs a “Superstar” meal in just nine hours, this means every dish he creates must be based on some of WWE’s Superstars’ signature moves such as Frog Splash, Clawhold, and Knife Edge Chop. Stephanie is center ring joined by her seven foot tall, 400 pound “enforcer”, Big Show, who’s there to make sure Robert knows that failure is not an option!</b>
For more, visit <a href=”http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/shows/episode/0,1000011,FOOD_32078_65931,00.html” target=new><b>FoodNetwork.com</a></b>.
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