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Terri Runnels Issues Statement On Recent Arrest

Former WWE and WCW Star Terri Runnels was arrested this Wednesday morning for carrying a loaded gun into the airport on Florida.

TMZ was first to report the news of her arrest. They revealed that the 52-year-old Runnels was arrested by the Tampa International Airport Police.

She was reported to be carrying a “concealed firearm,” which is a class 3 felony. The charge for it carries a punishment of up to 5 years in prison and up to $5,000 dollars in fine.

She was later released on a $2,000 bond and after her release, Runnels sent out a video statement from her Twitter account, saying that this incident was an ‘honest mistake’:

According to her, she is used to carrying the gun for visits to her mother’s house to deal with armadillos which have been digging up the yard.

Runnels told the cops that she simply forgot that she had the gun in the backpack after getting only 8 hours of sleep in the last three days.

Terri Runnels started her wrestling career in NWA in 1998 and she went on to work for both WWE and WCW. She mostly worked in a managing capacity but also held the WWE Hardcore Championship at one occasion.

Kane Returns To Action At WWE Live Event, Stephanie McMahon’s Latest Workout Clip, Ivory and Terri

– Kane returned to action on Friday at WWE’s live event in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the Wings Event Center. He took on Braun Strowman.

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According to a user on reddit who attended the show, Strowman beat Kane in about eight minutes.

On Raw on Jan. 29, WWE shot an angle that removed Kane from television. During a Last Man Standing Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match, Strowman upended the stage beneath the Raw announce desk, crushing Kane beneath it.

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As part of the storyline, WWE.com said Kane had difficulty breathing following the incident and was rushed to a local medical facility. However, before Kane could be evaluated by medical personnel in the emergency room, he sat up on the examining table and crawled his way out of the medical facility.

Kane is advertised to challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at tonight’s WWE live event in Chicago, Illinois at the United Center.

– In Stephanie McMahon’s latest “Midnight Workout” video, the Raw Commissioner does walking lunges with a 50-pound medicine ball.

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– Ivory chats with Terri Runnels on this week’s edition of the Cigars, Scars & Superstars podcast. Here is the synopsis:

“On this week’s episode of Cigars, Scars & Superstars: we are joined by the lovely Ivory! On the heels of her induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, she talks about how she got into the business, her run in GLOW; relationship/working with Jackie Moore, Chyna & of course Terri! We find out where her name might have come from and what we might expect from her Hall of Fame acceptance! We also have the first Terri’s Life Line & answer your question about relationships!”

You can listen to the podcast here.

Terri Runnels ‘Disappointed’ With RAW 25 Appearance, Zack Ryder On Being Left Out Of The Royal Rumble

– On a recent edition of her podcast, Cigars, Scars And Superstars, former WWE Diva Terri Runnels talked about her appearance on RAW 25 and explained why she was ‘disappointed’ with it. Here’s what she had to say:

“To be honest, I was very disappointed, I really was. We were misused. I wanted for a brief moment some sincerity, and I didn’t like that it went straight to this cartoon crap. I felt like you’ve got a lot of talent and we are just standing there waving. We were misused, is the best way to say it, there is a better way for us to be used. It was disappointing because I loved my WWE/WWF family. It was a letdown.” 

Runnels also said that she wasn’t the only one who felt let-down by the segment given to WWE’s women of the past:

We all kind of dropped our jaws and were like ‘you’ve got to be kidding me. I didnt hear anyone express anything different than what I just said to you.”

You can listen to Cigars, Scars And Superstars by clicking this link here.

– Zack Ryder recently took to Twitter to offer his thoughts on being left out of the 30-man Royal Rumble match this pats Sunday. Here’s what he had to say:

WWE Confirms New Coach, Inside The WWE PC Combine, Former Star At WWE HQ

– Former WWE Hardcore Champion Terri Runnels was at WWE HQ last week to film material for future WWE Network programming.

– In the video below, WWE Strength & Conditioning Coach Sean Hayes taking us inside the recent WWE Performance Center Combine:

– Speaking of the WWE Performance Center, WWE confirmed that Scotty 2 Hotty has been hired as a full-time coach. They announced the following:

Scotty 2 Hotty joins WWE Performance Center as a coach

The WWE Performance Center coaching staff has added another former champion to the team.

Attitude Era favorite Scotty 2 Hotty — aka, Scott Taylor— began coaching NXT recruits full-time this week in Orlando, Florida. A former WWE Tag Team and Light Heavyweight Champion, Taylor visited the Performance Center as a guest coach in June, and has competed in WWE and NXT as recently as 2014.

Famous for his outstretched hair and crowd-pleasing “Worm” taunt, Taylor became one of the most popular WWE Superstars of The Attitude Era, teaming regularly with Too Cool partner Grandmaster Sexay and WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi.

He joins another former teammate at the Performance Center in the form of Head Coach Matt Bloom. Bloom and Taylor partnered in 2001-2002, while Bloom competed under the moniker of the “Hip Hop Hippo” Albert.

WWE 2K17 Gameplay Trailer, Update On Stephanie’s Book Delay, More

– Former WWE Diva Terri Runnells at WWE headquarters today, according to PWInsider.

– RAW General Manager Stephanie McMahon has confirmed her autobiography has been delayed and is now scheduled to be released next year.

– IGN has released the first official gameplay trailer for the upcoming WWE 2K17 video game, which will be released on Tuesday, October 11th.

Triple H and Seth Rollins To Feud?, Samoa Joe Talks NXT Debut, Former WWE Divas Reunite

– WWE officials have begun planting seeds for a possible Triple H vs. Seth Rollins feud.

As seen Monday on Raw, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon threw a celebratory party for WWE World Champion Seth Rollins. During “Architect of a Dream,” Triple H said he sees the reflection of himself in Rollins. Between that line and Rollins adopting the Pedigree, there is talk of the two WWE Superstars clashing in the future (according to Dave Meltzer in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter).

– Samoa Joe appears on the This is Awesome Wrestling Show to talk about his debut in NXT, whether he will appear on Raw or SmackDown, leaving TNA Wrestling, his current state of mind, touring the independent circuit and more. The audio interview is available here.

– Former WWE Divas Ivory, Lita, Molly Holly, Trish Stratus and Victoria reunited on Saturday in Wilmington, North Carolina at Master of Ring Entertainment’s “Lasting Legacy: A Tribute To Women In Wrestling” event.

Terri Runnels Talks Relationship With Goldust, Romances In Wrestling & More

The following are highlights of a new Ask Me Anything Reddit chat with former WWE Diva Terri Runnels:

Being in the PMS stable and doing the miscarriage angle: “HATED the name PMS, HATED, HATED that cheap angle!!! That was a Vince Russo special that I begged him to change…Vince McMahon sided with Russo on that one! CHEAP and not effective!”

Her favorite Owen Hart story: “Dustin and I always went over to Harley and BJ Race’s home to have his award winning chili. The night before the PPV we went over and Owen and I think Mick Foley came too. Harley had made a literal VAT of chili and he was very proud and protective of his bathtub full of red heaven! When Harley wasn’t looking Owen went to change the ratio of hot sauce to chili and accidentally (I really don’t think he meant to drop the whole bottle in the chili…maybe he did) added an entire bottle of hell’s whispers to the blue ribbon pot! Needless to say when Harley realized it and when he finally caught Owen off guard the next day he USED his stun gun on Owen until tears where coming out of Owen’s eyes! I really miss Owen! :(”

Her favorite Ray Traylor story: “Oh Dear Lord…there are just SO many and most take too long! I will tell you that Ray legitimately got us LOST in a parking garage for 15 minutes! Not saying what plant from God’s GREEN EARTH he might have enjoyed prior to…just saying I actually starting Fussin’ at him. For all of you NON Southerners…that would mean I was audibly complaining! :D”

How many behind the scenes romances were there with Superstars and Divas? “Can’t tell you now but it certainly seems like it is occurring some more now than in the ATTITUDE ERA! Lots of KayFabe Lovin back in the day!”

Did WWE want her to expose her chest when The Kat did? “I showed what I wanted to where my boobs were concerned. I enjoyed the introduction and perfection of the underboob! Always made some countries a little nervous. :D”

Getting put through a table by The Dudleys: “LOVED being the first woman to be put through the table with the Dudleys. Vince was VERY nervous and threatened Bubba if he hurt me! I asked for the table NOT to be gimmicked…and my only regret is that Bubba was scared he would hurt me and he protected me too much! I wanted more of that table! TRUE!”

Who she wanted to work more with: “I would love to have done more with Steve Austin. We always had fun whenever we had “stuff” to do. He is not the “manage needy type” if ya know what I mean! :D Still liked working with him. Loved working with Edge and would have liked more and also Test. I would have had fun with Kevin Nash too!”

Taking a stinkface from Rikishi: “Funny story…Junior said “Girl, I am extra fresh and clean for you!”…and so he was! Who woulda thunk it right!?! If you ever really pay attention…most people don’t “take” his finish…I saw it as a respect thing and took it as best I could. He could have made it brutal for me and didn’t…so happy we have been good friends for over 25 years! We go way back to NWA WCW days at Center Stage in ATL…them wuz tha dayz! :D”

What’s the nicest thing Vince McMahon ever did for her? “Let me sign a contract to only work TV’s and PPV’s so I could be at home with Dakota! :)”

Her current relationship with Goldust: “Always massive respect and love based on the fact that we have a daughter together. Sometimes I wish his current wife would be comfortable in the fact that he is all hers where the husband wife thing is concerned. We have co-parented and communicated since 1999 w/o any major troubles. I think there might be a bit of a short leash there. That is his choice and he has to live with it. What matters is that we communicate for Dakota. We used to have a lot more fun and laughs though…I have to say that is a bit disappointing now that I think of it. :(”

Will she ever write a tell-all book? “Nope, I like my friends and don’t think it’s nice to do that to them. I think people should have a choice if they want to tell provocative things about themselves…shouldn’t be in the hand of others.”

Does she see herself in the WWE Hall of Fame? “I sincerely believe there are SO many deserving older wrestlers that should be given the honor before me.”

What was planned for her storyline with Brian Pillman before his death: “I was going to leave Dustin instead of finishing out the renewal of our vows after Brian “had” me for 30 days. Dustin was going to turn face and I would have become more of a heel.”

You can check out the complete chat at Reddit.com.

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  • Japanese Wrestling Legend Retires, Terri Runnels Update, WWE vs. UFC

    – Former WWE Diva Terri Runnels is currently working as a marketing executive at United Water Restoration in Florida.

    – Former WCW United States Champion and Japanese wrestling legend Kensuke Sasaki announced his retirement earlier today in Japan. Sasaki, who had a 28 year career in the sport, had been dealing with neck issues as of late.

    – WWE will be competing with UFC for attendance at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. UFC will be running the venue with their UFC 171 pay-per-view, which is nearly sold out already with a 14,000 paid attendance and a $2.2 million first weekend advance. The night after that show, WWE will be running a live event.

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