– In this edition of The JBL & Cole Show, Michelle Beadle stops by, fans find out how Michael Cole got a black eye, and Cody Rhodes leads the WWE roster in the first ever JBL & Cole Show World Championship Bowling Tournament.
– The latest issue of WWE Magazine (cover-dated January 2014) features the 2013 WWE Magazine Awards and the entertainment abilities of The Prime Time Players were recognized with the “Best Use Of The WWE App” Award.
“We take pride in being one of the most entertaining tag teams and personalities collectively and individually that this company has to offer. Our job is to bring it,” remarked Darren Young. “The PTP didn’t land on the WWE App, the WWE App landed on The PTP.”
– It was revealed this week through social media that former WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn got engaged to bodybuilder boyfriend PJ Braun, who reigns as President of Prime Nutrition and Blackstone Labs. Speaking to WWE.com, the 27-year-old discussed his unexpected wedding proposal and the beginning of this exciting new chapter in her life.
Braun first noticed Kaitlyn when she was competing on the bodybuilding stage years ago, but they did not date until recently.
“We always joked that we would probably end up together someday,” said Kaitlyn, while also noting that their busy schedules and personal lives prevented them from taking things “to the next level.” “We didn’t start dating until this summer, which is funny because he lives in Florida and I was living in Florida for three years. I finally moved back home to Houston, and we started dating shortly after that. We lived a few hours from each other for three years!”
Braun popped the question following Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown taping at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. However, that wasn’t his original strategy.
“He was planning on asking me today [Friday] while we were in New York City, but when he got to Connecticut, he lost the ring in the airport,” Kaitlyn said. “So he sits me down in the big suite after SmackDown and we’re laughing and hanging out [with his family] and he’s telling me this ridiculous story about how he lost it and eventually found it. After that, he knew he had to ask me the very next time he saw me. I had no idea it was coming.”
Kaitlyn also discusses her ring and why her wedding ceremony will be anything but conventional. To read the full article, click here.
– John “Bradshaw” Layfield, who turns 47-years-old today, receives the ultimate happy birthday on the latest edtion of The JBL & Cole Show. Plus, Aksana asks JBL a question, Andy Kaufman stops by to say hello and “#CasualCole” does some green screen improv.
The special one-year anniversary edition of The JBL & Cole Show has been added to the official YouTube channel of WWE.
The show this week features a number of guest appearances, including Dolph Ziggler, Santino Marella, Josh Mathews, Road Dogg, Damien Sandow, Renee Young, Hornswoggle, Big E. Langston, John Cena, Daniel Bryan and John Cone.
You can check out episode 52 of The JBL & Cole Show below:
– Ryback appears to be turning babyface after Paul Heyman dismissed Ryback as a potential “Paul Heyman Guy” on Raw on Monday. We can now confirm that WWE creative plans call for Ryback to feud with Brock Lesnar, with a match likely taking place at January’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. The storyline will be that Paul Heyman will enlist Lesnar to destroy Ryback, since he blames Ryback for CM Punk putting him in a wheelchair.
Meanwhile, while WWE officials would like to have Ryback face Goldberg at WrestleMania XXX, sources within the organization don’t expect the former World Heavyweight Champion to come on board since he would almost certainly be asked to job. Goldberg stated in an interview earlier this year that he would not return to the company to lose.
– This week’s edition of The JBL & Cole Show features never before seen bloopers, outtakes, and footage from the show. Renee Young hosts.
-The official Diamond Dallas Page YouTube channel has added a new video called, “Halloween Havoc At The Accountability Crib.” The video is accompanied by the following description: The Accountability Crib takes time away from doing DDP YOGA to scare a few people! Stay tuned for our other Holiday themed videos! BOO!
Check out the “Halloween Havoc At The Accountability Crib” video below:
-Also new on YouTube is episode number 49 of “The JBL & Cole Show,” which is part two of their Halloween special-edition of the weekly web series. The video is accompanied by the following description: “In this edition of The JBL & Cole Show – The Halloween Special continues. We find out where Hornswoggle ended up after being kidnapped, and Wade Barrett has the epiphany of all epiphanies!”
Check out the “Halloween Special – Part 2! The JBL & Cole Show Ep. #49” video below:
– Three-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection Shawne Merriman is looking to enter the world of professional wrestling after retiring from the National Football League in March at the age of 28. He participated in a multi-day tryout this week at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, and according to sources within the sports-entertainment organization, has not been offered any deal, much less signed to a contract.
Merriman was a first-round pick in 2005 by the San Diego Chargers and named the Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording 10 sacks. In 2006, he served a four-game suspension for violating the league’s steroid policy, and still finished the season with 17 sacks.
The once promising pass rusher was never able to match the production of the early years of his career. After totaling 39.5 sacks in his first three seasons while making the Pro Bowl each year, he managed just six sacks from 2008 through 2012. He was looking to revitalize his career as recently as July, as he went on Twitter to make a plea for the Atlanta Falcons to sign him.
– This week’s edition of The JBL & Cole Show features a Halloween theme as The Bella Twins terrorize Hornswoggle, Renee Young gets possessed, Paul Heyman cackles and more.
-The following is episode number 47 of The JBL & Cole Show, which features an appearance by Los Matadores and Tensai attempting to re-create the Miley Cyrus wrecking ball madness. Watch it below:
-WWE RAW General Manager Brad Maddox appears to be selling the affects of his “concussion” from the knockout punch he received from Paul Wight (formerly known as Big Show) on Friday’s SmackDown. Maddox recently tweeted the following incoherent message:
Just got back froce thir hospistlr. ., id doing preyty goos 'thaensk bigshnow#
– On this week’s edition of The JBL & Cole Show, Goldust has a “creepy interaction” with Hornswoggle. Plus, John “Bradshaw” Layfield, Michael Cole and Renee Young tour Niagara Falls while discussing some of WWE’s “greatest falls,” and Wade Barrett sends a message to fans.
– The Miz will appear in the ABC Family original action-comedy movie Christmas Bounty, premiering on Tuesday, November 26 at 7:00 p.m., as part of its annual “Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas.” The cable network issued a press release Friday offering details on the flick.
It states, “Former bounty hunter turned Elementary school teacher Tory Bell (Raisa) was ready for a new life when she left the family business behind and moved to Manhattan. But when an old enemy is released from jail and vows retribution on Tory and her loved ones, she returns to New Jersey to take care of him once and for all. When Tory’s upper-class fiancé, James, follows her home for Christmas, she tries to keep her bounty hunting ways a secret, but the plan backfires when James unwittingly becomes involved in the Bells’ mission. Further complicating matters, Tory must work closely with her ex-boyfriend, Mike (Mizanin) to bring down their target and keep James out of certain danger. But as Tory becomes further entrenched in her old life, she finds herself torn between whom she once was and her plans for the future. Will Tory choose her new life with James, or will the thrill of bounty hunting and unresolved feelings for Mike prove too powerful to ignore?
“Christmas Bounty” was produced in partnership with WWE Studios and was written by Claudia Grazioso and Andrew Black & Vivian Lee. The movie was executive produced by Michael J. Luisi, co-executive produced by Richard Lowell and Marc Bienstock, and directed by Gil Junger.”
-Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon celebrates her 65th birthday today. McMahon was born on October 4, 1948.
-WWE Superstar Sheamus will be signing autographs for the first 300 fans who show up at the Dollar General Store on 2144 Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Saturday, October 5th.
-Episode 45 of the JBL & Cole Show has been uploaded to the official WWE YouTube channel today. The show is accompanied by the following description: “In this edition of The JBL & Cole Show, the guys take a look at NXT, Triple H stops by to talk business and to congratulate JBL & Renee Young on their new positions within the WWE, and Ricardo Rodriguez gets some bad news.”
Check out episode 45 of the JBL & Cole show below:
-WWE has posted the latest edition of “The JBL & Cole Show” on their official YouTube channel. The description for episode 38 of “The JBL & Cole Show” reads as follows: “In this edition of The JBL & Cole Show, The Miz hosts part 1 of ‘The DUEL: The Reunion.'”
You can check out the video below:
-Speaking of the WWE YouTube channel, the company has added a special feature called “SummerSlam Championship Changes – WWE Top 10.” The latest top 10 features, as the title describes, the ten biggest championship changes in the history of their annual SummerSlam pay-per-view.
You can check out the video below:
-And finally, WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is featured on YouTube, on a non-official WWE channel, appearing on the “AfterBuzzTV” show for his “Redneck Island” reality series. The clip features “The Texas Rattlesnake” rapping with Little Egypt.
-A fan recently asked former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis on Twitter if she felt Eva Marie was WWE’s attempt to replace her, since she “rejected their offer” for a return. Kanellis replied and noted that she “didn’t reject their offer.” In fact, Kanellis claimed “WWE and I agreed on details of my contract.” The reason she never returned, according to Kanellis, was because “Bellas blocked two other girls and me from getting hired.”
Follow more tweets from Maria Kanellis on Twitter @MariaLKanellis.
-The following is the latest edition of the JBL & Cole show from the official YouTube channel of WWE. On this week’s show there are cameos by Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett and Cody Rhodes. Rhodes “outduels” JBL in the latest installment of the “Rhodes vs. JBL duel.”
-Below is the latest edition of WWE Inbox from the official YouTube channel of WWE. This week’s WWE Inbox features answers to questions such as which WWE Superstar needs a tan the most, favorite summer-time games and more. Respondents this week include JBL, Big E. Langston, Christian, The Miz, Renee Young, Hornswoggle and Summer Rae.