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Video & Photos: Stephen Amell & Stardust Angle Begins At Tonight’s WWE Live Event

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According to our live correspondent in Vancouver, B.C., celebrity actor Stephen Amell, who is best known for his role on the hit series “Arrow,” is among those in attendance backstage at the WWE live event in the city on Sunday night.

As WWE mentioned on last week’s RAW, Amell is scheduled to work this coming Monday night’s show, which takes place in Everett, Washington, despite the fact that WWE claimed RAW would be emanating from Seattle, Washington this coming week.

For those who haven’t been following WWe storylines as of late, Amell has been working an on-again, off-again program with Stardust throughout media, social media, and in a few video packages aired on various WWE programs.

This weekend, Amell was actually spotted on camera, and got involved during the action that took part at the show, likely to set up the Amell/Stardust angle planned for Monday’s RAW in Everett, Washington.

For those who missed the back-story behind the Amell-Stardust feud, check out the video embedded above.

For photos and video footage of what went down at the WWE live event on Sunday night to prepare for Monday’s televised angle at WWE RAW in Everett, Washington, click ahead to page two.

WWE Promotes Stephen Amell Appearing On Next Week’s RAW

As reported on Monday night, WWE announced during this week’s RAW that actor Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame will be appearing on next Monday night’s RAW, likely to confront his on-air nemesis, Stardust.

WWE issued the following press release late Monday evening to publicize the fact that Amell will be appearing on next week’s show.

STEPHEN AMELL TO GUEST STAR ON WWE® MONDAY NIGHT RAW®

STAMFORD, Conn., August 3, 2015 – Actor Stephen Amell, who plays the title role on the hit series Arrow, will guest star on WWE’s Monday Night Raw next Monday, August 10, at 8/7C on USA Network. After several visits to Monday Night Raw, Amell will be appearing as a guest star for the first time.

Based on characters from DC Comics, Arrow tells the story of billionaire Oliver Queen who, after being gone for five years and suffering unimaginable ordeals, returned home to Starling City with a mysterious agenda and a set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime as “The Arrow” in this hard-hitting action series.

Next up for Amell is the role of Casey Jones in Paramount Pictures’ and Nickelodeon Movies’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Produced by Michael Bay, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 opens in theaters Summer 2016.

Monday Night Raw is the longest-running, weekly episodic program in U.S. primetime TV history and is one of the most-watched, regularly scheduled programs on cable, airing live every Monday night on USA Network. Each week, it is rated one of the most socially active shows on cable television and continues to be a “must-stop” for celebrities to reach WWE’s TV audience and its more than half a billion social media followers.

Actor Stephen Amell Confirmed For Next Week’s WWE RAW

On Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, it was announced that actor Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame has accepted the challenge of WWE Superstar Stardust.

Amell revealed via social media that he will be appearing on next Monday night’s edition of WWE RAW in Everett, Washington. The tweet, which you can view below, was also shown and read by the announcers on RAW this week.

https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/628382428344778757

Backstage Update On Stephen Amell Possibly Appearing At WWE SummerSlam

As things stand right now, it looks like WWE will in fact be using actor Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame at next month’s WWE SummerSlam four-hour pay-per-view event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Amell is scheduled to appear at the Wizard World convention in Chicago, Illinois during SummerSlam weekend, however the signing he had scheduled for Sunday, the day of the SummerSlam show, has been canceled.

It has been reported that Amell will likely be appearing at an upcoming WWE event, possibly the RAW show in Everett, Washington on August 10th. It is rumored that Amell and Neville may team up to take on the tag-team of Stardust in The Miz.

Stardust And Stephen Amell Continue Their Feud Following SmackDown

Following this week’s SmackDown after Neville defeated Adam Rose, Stardust appeared on the tron and cut a promo telling him to “embrace the strange.”

After Stardust made his comments Stephen Amell, known for playing “Arrow” on The CW decided to hit back.

Below is what was said between the recent encounter between Stardust and Stephen Amell:

https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/624381589208731648

During this year’s San Diego Comic Con Amell appeared on stage dressed as the Arrow and tweeted afterwards that he had just cut a WWE style promo.

https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/620373671853424640

It’s believed that this may lead to some sort of an encounter between the pair at Summerslam which will take place on August 23 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Eric Bischoff On New WWE Special, Miz & Stardust vs. Stephen Amell, More

– On the crawler that was displayed during Monday’s WWE Battleground “go-home” edition of WWE RAW, it was noted that the WWE Network will soon be adding 50 hours of ECW programming.

– Eric Bischoff will be the interview subject for WWE’s “The Monday Night War Volume 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray, which is currently set for a September release. Bischoff will likely talk to Renee Young under the same format that Triple H and Sting did, which is where an episode of the WWE Network “Monday Night War” series will air, and then Young will ask Bischoff questions related to the theme of the episode.

WWE.com has a new article up regarding Stardust and The Miz feuding with “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell.

Snoop Dogg Comments On Sasha Banks’ RAW Debut, Actor Responds To Stardust

– Hip-hop legend and actor Snoop Dogg commented on his cousin Sasha Banks making her main roster debut on Monday’s WWE Battleground “go-home” edition of WWE RAW in Atlanta, Georgia. The rap star wrote, “The boss has arrived. My cuzn.”

– Jim Ross’ guest on this week’s “Ross Report” podcast, which drops tonight on PodcastOne.com, is Ring Of Honor star Michael Elgin.

– Stardust recently posted a photo indicating he was still coming for “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell. Amell took to Twitter to respond to Stardust with the following comments:

https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/620808233012195328

Stephen Amell/WWE Update, NXT Stars Debut Talk Show Segment, Jim Ross

– Actor Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame reportedly told fans at the recent Comic Con event in San Diego, California that he still expects to do something with WWE even if he doesn’t end up wrestling a match against Stardust as rumored.

– Enzo Amore and Big Cass debuted a new talk-show segment called “Sawft Talk” at the NXT live event on Friday night in Orlando, Florida.

– Ring Of Honor star Michael Elgin will be the guest on the next Jim Ross “Ross Report” podcast, which will be available on Tuesday at PodcastOne.com. The official preview for the show reads as follows: “ROH Wrestling star Mike Elgin talks about his journey in the business and ROH’s growth and his career goals and challenges. Great show for young wrestlers to hear.”

Stephen Amell Responds To Reports He’ll Be Wrestling At SummerSlam

Actor Stephen Amell (“Arrow”) is disputing a report by Hollywood Life claiming that he’ll be wrestling Stardust at this year’s WWE SummerSlam PPV. Amell claims the report is not true.

Here’s a Twitter exchange between Amell and Stardust from the weekend:

https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/605124168766631936

Celebrity Match Announced For WWE SummerSlam On August 23rd

According to Hollywood Life, Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame will be competing in a match at this year’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

HollywoodLife.com is reporting that Amell will be going one-on-one with WWE Superstar Stardust (Cody Rhodes) at the event, which takes place on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The story claims Amell and WWE are debating whether to refer to him as simply Stephen Amell, or if he should play his character from “Arrow” in the match.

WWE To Do Angle Between Stephen Amell & Stardust, SmackDown Preview, More

– Actor Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame has expressed interest in guest hosting and possibly even wrestling in the past. The actor shot a brief angle with Stardust while attending RAW this past Monday night and now we can confirm that WWE is looking at doing a program of sorts between Amell and Stardust.

– WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins is celebrating his 29th birthday today. Rollins was born on May 28, 1986. Also celebrating birthdays today are WWE legend Kamala (65), former WWE Tag-Team Champion Chaz “Headbanger Mosh” Warrington (44) and Randy Orton’s uncle, former WWE Superstar Barry Orton (57).

– WWE taped the following matches this past Tuesday night for tonight’s edition of SmackDown.

Lumberjack Match: Sin Cara and Kalisto vs. Cesaro and Tyson Kidd
R-Truth vs. King Barrett
Rusev vs. Ryback
Paige vs. Naomi
Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Kane and Seth Rollins
Michael Cole interviews Kevin Owens

For complete SmackDown spoilers, click here.

(Partial Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Actor Says He Wants To Host RAW, New Video Interview With Teddy Long

– Actor Stephen Amell of the CW show “Arrow” recently tweeted the following, stating his desire to host WWE RAW:

– Below is a new video interview with former WWE performer Teddy Long.

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