– WWE Superstar The Miz and former WWE Diva Maryse officially tied the knot on Thursday night. The two were married in a wedding ceremony that was held in the Bahamas. Several WWE Superstars, such as Dolph Ziggler, Zack Ryder, and former stars like Kelly Kelly and John Morrison were reportedly in attendance.
– Former WWE Diva Kaitlyn noted on Twitter recently that she is close to launching her women’s fitness apparel line, “Celestial Bodiez.”
– Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella celebrated their third anniversary as a couple this past weekend. As previously reported, the two will be getting married this April.
– Speaking of WWE couples, the following is a video of The Miz and Maryse at the Hall Of Game Awards this past weekend:
– WWE has added the latest edition of their SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” series to their official YouTube channel. This week’s show, which features The Miz, can be viewed below:
– There is a lot of talk within WWE right now that Christian may be leaving the company once his current contract expires. At age 40, there’s a general feeling that WWE creative isn’t going to do a lot with Christian and that he’s just riding out his current deal.
– WWE Superstar The Miz will be taking some time off next week as he will be getting married to former WWE Diva Maryse in the Bahamas on February 20th. Miz will likely miss the upcoming Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, but is expected back at the non-televised live events the following week.
Entertainment news outlet Variety has published a new piece on WWE Studios, which includes details on two new sequel films as well as release dates for several other projects.
The Marine 4: The fourth installment of The Marine franchise will star The Miz and will feature WWE Diva Summer Rae in a supporting role. Will be co-produced with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Jingle All The Way 2: This is a follow-up to the 1996 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad. ‘Jingle 2’ will star Larry The Cable Guy and will also feature Santino Marella. Scheduled for a holiday 2014 home video release, it will be directed by Alex Zamm (“Tooth Fairy 2”) and will also be co-produced with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Mike Dunn, President of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, said:
“WWE Studios remains a valuable partner and we are pleased to continue to bring these films to their legions of fans across the globe. We’re excited to be launching the fourth installment of the tremendously successful franchise, ‘The Marine,’ and to have Larry the Cable on board for ‘Jingle All the Way 2,’ a perfect star for our first family comedy with WWE Studios.”
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery: Will be released on home video by Warner Bros. on March 25th.
Leprechaun: Origins” Starring Hornswoggle, will be released by Lionsgate in August.
“See No Evil 2? Starring Kane, will also be released by Lionsgate in October.
According to one source, the reason The Miz did a quick, angry appearance on commentary during Monday’s RAW was to set up a future tag-team.
Apparently the idea is to team Miz up with Dolph Ziggler, who also began the seeds of the new team, which is set to be somewhat of a “disgruntled angry men” tag-team, when he cut the “shoot” promo on the WWE App recently.
– WWE has officially removed CM Punk from the WrestleMania Axxess lineup. He was scheduled to do a VIP autograph session on April 5th.
WWE sent out an email to fans who purchased tickets to Punk’s signing that Ric Flair will be replacing him. Ticket holders have the option of sticking with the Ric Flair signing, exchanging their tickets for another VIP session or getting a full refund.
No explanation was given for why CM Punk was pulled.
– WWE Superstar The Miz will no longer be appearing with CM Punk on the February 12th episode of the Comedy Central game show @Midnight. Punk is still scheduled to appear.
– TMZ picked up Mick Foley’s negative reaction to Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view show in Pittsburgh. You can check out their coverage at TMZ.com.
– The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a new interview up on their website with WWE Superstar The Miz to promote tonight’s WWE RAW show. You can check that out at Cleveland.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Gerald Brisco will be holding a wrestling talent evaluation at this year’s George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall Of Fame weekend in Waterloo, Iowa on Friday, July 18th. For more information, contact Troy Peterson at WresShow@Yahoo.com.
WWE Superstars Dolph Ziggler and The Miz were interviewed by CBS reporter Chris Van Vliet prior to their appearance at NBA’s “WWE Night” on Wednesday. The following are some highlights from the interview:
Dolph Ziggler on his Royal Rumble status: “I wish I had some answer for you. I’ve gone through a couple different tests. They’ve all been coming back very positively, which is I’m healing very well. Sunday, I will be there to get checked out.”
Ziggler on preparing for his return: “I’m actually feeling pretty good. I’ve had a couple weeks to rest and not fall down. I’m back in the gym, feeling good, really looking forward to getting back in the ring real soon.”
Ziggler on Ultimate Warrior’s return: “All he has to do is run down. I go, ‘I’ll get clotheslined. He’ll [The Miz] get clotheslined.’ Ten seconds. The place would blow the roof off.”
The Miz on Warrior’s return: “I’ll do it! Sign me up!”
The following are highlights of a new interview from the official WWE website with former WWE Diva Maryse:
On her post-WWE life: “I live with The Miz in LA and we’ve been planning our wedding for a year. I want it to be perfect, but I’m pretty much done with all the planning. We’re all set to go. It’s coming in four weeks. I got my dream house in the Hollywood Hills and we’re building a huge extension to it, but I still need some more space because I’d love to have some mini Mizzes and mini Maryses running around. If you know Maryse and The Miz, you know we’ll need a lot of space. I’m also working for a real estate firm here in Los Angeles. It’s going really well and I love it. That’s the career path I’m in right now. I love everything related to business. That’s my field, besides entertainment, which I’m really good at.”
On her wedding plans with The Miz: “The wedding is Feb. 20, on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. We’re going to have 100 people coming down there, which is pretty big for a destination wedding. I’m really excited about it, but it’s a lot of work. Planning a wedding seems easy, but there are a lot of details to think of. But overall, it’s been a lot of fun. I’ve really enjoyed it, especially because my man is really involved with all the planning. As a woman, it’s really fun to see your fiancée participate and really care. It makes it a lot easier and a lot more fun.”
On AJ Lee breaking her Divas Title record: “I’m actually really proud of AJ for doing that. Congratulations to her. It’s a lot of work to have the title for that long. I always loved AJ’s interviews. I think she’s really entertaining. I love people that can talk and have personality. Right now, my life is not focused on wrestling, but I’m proud of what I accomplished. No matter what, I’m still the most badass Diva of all time. You can’t take that away from me.”
On the possibility of making a WWE return: “Right now, the timing is not right. I’ve never been this happy in my entire life. I’m the healthiest and happiest I’ve ever been. My life is 100% like I want it. Never say never, but right now, no. Maybe one day in the future. If the timing’s right, why not?”
Check out the complete interview online at WWE.com.
– WWE Superstars CM Punk and The Miz will be appearing as guests on the February 12th episode of the late night Comedy Central show @Midnight, hosted by Chris Hardwick. They’ll be competing against show regular @RonaldFunches.
– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated the Q&A section of JRsBarBQ.com commented on the possibility of The Ultimate Warrior wrestling one more match. He wrote:
“Could be a variety of guys but I’d think that Sandow vs. Warrior would be fun to watch. Whoever it will be, it won’t last long or be a diverse, wrestling match. That’s not to say that it won’t sell PPV’s.”
He also commented on whether the wrestling business has suffered because of “smart fans” –
“Not in my view. The business suffers because of the lack of young, main event talents that are ‘over’ with the fan base, short term creative planning, and veering far away from the core components of the genre IE wrestling and athleticism.”
– WWE is trying out a new commentary team consisting of Michael Cole, JBL and The Miz at this Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown.
– Apparently there were very few people within WWE that were aware that Kaitlyn was going to be leaving the company. Generally, many executives in the company will be aware of talent parting ways for weeks, or even months in advance of it actually happening.
– The WWE NXT television taping will take place at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida tonight. The NXT taping is set to feature The Wyatt Family, The Miz and The Bella Twins. Check back here at the website later tonight, or early tomorrow morning for a complete spoiler report.
– A new documentary on the life of WWE Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino is said to be officially complete. Several groups are currently negotiating for the distribution rights to the project, including WWE.
– WWE Superstar Ezekiel Jackson posted the following post-surgery update to his fans on his official Twitter account:
That feeling you encounter after laying in bed for 5 days and knowing you won't be able to workout for… http://t.co/EMwU6bXwjL
– WWE is reportedly working on securing their “surprise entrants” for the 2014 Royal Rumble match. The company has started the process of looking at Superstars that aren’t on the current active roster, some of which will be stars from the past making returns, others will be a few potential NXT stars that could get called up.
– WWE added a video to their official YouTube channel of The Miz attempting to win over a young fan during an appearance at the Tribute To The Troops (TTTT) special earlier this week. The video is accompanied by the following description: “At a Tribute to The Troops appearance with soldiers and their children, The Miz can’t seem to get a favorable, awesome response from a young WWE fan who was asked who his favorite WWE “
The following are highlights from a recent interview with WWE Superstar The Miz:
On his plans to marry former WWE Diva Maryse: “I’m getting married in February, and I never pictured myself getting married to be quite honest with you, let alone enjoying the whole process of getting married. We were going over bits and pieces about the wedding, and I enjoy it. I like it. It’s fun. We enjoy doing it together. It’s not the hassle everyone makes it out to be. I think it’s because the people we are dealing with are making it so easy for us.”
On plans for he and Maryse to have children together: “We both want kids. I want a little Miz running around, even though I know he is going to be the most annoying kid in the world. If he is anything like his father, then my God! I’m definitely preparing for that, but who knows how long that will be. There has definitely been talks, and my outlook on WWE is I’m still going to do as I always have. I’m going to work as hard as I can to entertain those audiences, whether it’s on WWE or on a movie from WWE Studios.”
It was announced during the TLC “go-home” edition of WWE RAW on Monday night, which was also the Slammy Awards special, that Fandango will be facing Dolph Ziggler in the TLC Kickoff Show match.
Also announced for the TLC Kickoff Show is the “expert panel.” For the final WWE pay-per-view of 2013, WWE Hall Of Famers Mick Foley and Booker T will join WWE Superstar The Miz to hype up the TLC pay-per-view.
– WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee noted during her interview on the WWE App that she has held the Divas Championship for 174 days. Lee dropped the stat announcement during a promo she did about how she’s a lock to win the “Total Diva Of The Year” award at the Slammy’s on Monday. Lee said if she doesn’t win, the awards are fixed.
– WWE Superstars The Wyatt Family, The Miz and The Bella Twins have officially been added to the WWE NXT television taping from Full Sail University in Winter, Park, Florida on December 9th.
– As seen Monday night on Raw, the Sin Cara character returned to WWE airwaves with a victory over former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio. The character, however, was portrayed by Jorge “Hunico” Arias, as opposed to the original performer (Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde, who indicated via Twitter immediately following the bout that he was in Mexico). A WWE spokesperson addressed the status of the character in a message to wrestling news outlets on Thursday.
“The original performer behind the Sin Cara mask remains under contract to WWE. WWE will continue to invest in the character and retain it as part of WWE programming.”
So, as we reported, the “Sin Cara” character will in fact live on – but we’re still hearing that Luis Alvirde (formerly Mistico) will not be brought back to television.
– WWE Studios and ABC Family’s television movie, Christmas Bounty starring The Miz is now available on DVD and Blu-ray after it aired last week during ABC Family’s “Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas” programming event. The former WWE Champion appeared in KTLA in Los Angeles, California this morning to discuss the flick. It can be accessed here.
– Colt Cabana speaks to Brian Cage in the latest addition of Art of Wrestling. The synopsis for the podcast states, “PWG and Independent powerhouse. Its mainly meant because of his bodybuilding physic. Cage and Cabana go back to WWE developmental. Brian Cage really really wanted to be friends with Kanyon. He did it. They talk about it.” It can be accessed here.
– WWE Superstar The Miz and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey filmed a segment with The Muppets on Tuesday for a YouTube series that Ramsey is involved with. The story of the segment is that the two went to visit a food truck run by the Swedish chef. For those interested, the segment will be online in the next week.
– Apparently WWE Superstar CM Punk pooped himself during his match at the WWE SmackDown television taping. Punk wrote about the incident on his official Twitter account on Tuesday evening. He tweeted the following:
– As many people know, WWE’s Talent Wellness Program includes a provision that provides drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment to current and former contracted talent who are in need. WWE sent out their annual letter regarding the ‘paid rehab’ program, signed by Triple H. The letter notes that WWE has set up a 24-hour hotline that talent can call for assistance.
– The Miz was interviewed by Sam Roberts this week to promote his new movie, Christmas Bounty:
“Sam Roberts talks to The Miz on SiriusXM’s After O&A Live, about his ego, Maryse, getting concussed at Wrestlemania, his heel turn, locker room bullying, and more.”
Posted December 3rd, 2013 in News, WWE. Tagged: The Miz.
– Actor Paul Walker, best known for his roles in the Fast and the Furious action movies, died on Saturday in a car crash in Southern California, his publicist announced. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson commented on his co-star’s passing.
“All my strength, love & faith to the Walker family during this heartbreaking time,” Johnson wrote on Twitter. “We find our strength.. in his light. Love you brother.”
The latest installment of the movie franchise, Fast & Furious 7, was recently filmed in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The movie is scheduled for release next year with Walker involved.
– In honor of The Miz’s new ABC Family movie Christmas Bounty, 30 Second Fury takes a look at his devastating finishing manuever, The Skull Crushing Finale.
– WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is scheduled to appear at two events in Indiana on Sunday. At 11:00 a.m., he will be participating in an autograph signing in Cincinnati at the Moeller High School Thanksgiving show and at 8:00 p.m., he will be holding a comedy show at the Laughter House in Muncie.
Apparently the WWE creative team completely forgot about the “Christmas Bounty” movie coming out when they made the call to turn The Miz heel on RAW a few weeks ago.
Apparently the reason that they gave Kofi Kingston some heel heat at the Survivor Series Kickoff Show in their followup match, with the idea being “both guys were stressed out” instead of simply one guy turning on the other.
WWE Superstar The Miz spoke to This Is Infamous this week to promote his new movie, Christmas Bounty. During the interview, The Miz spoke about
John Morrison “Saving” His WWE Career: “If Miz and Morrison never happened, I truly believe that I would have been fired within a year. I think being with Morrison really gave me the opportunity to take risks. It gave me the opportunity to really stand tall in our realm. When we created a thing called The Dirt Sheet, which… Back then, YouTube was just getting going with its popularity. WWE now has its own YouTube channel. It didn’t have its own YouTube Channel. It didn’t have those internet shows. We were the first. So we kind of became originals and we were doing those sorts of things that were going against the grain because we wanted to get noticed. I think Morrison pushed me and I pushed Morrison to really do the best that we possibly can. We brought the best out of each other, is what I thought.”
Fighting The Perception of What Makes A WWE Superstar: “You have to work hard, dedicate yourself, and don’t let people tell you that you can’t do it. Because that’s exactly what people are going to do. It’s your job to go against the grain. It’s your job to fight and claw and scratch to that top, and if people are telling you no, it’s your job to say yes. That’s why I always have these shirts that say “Haters Love Me,” and “Haters Want It,” because you’re going to get hated on by everyone and everything. Whether it’s backstage, in the WWE Universe, or even corporate. It’s your job to rise above it and figure out a way to make yourself noticed. And that’s exactly what people like Daniel Bryan and CM Punk have done.”
Daniel Bryan’s Rise To The Top Of WWE: “I knew that Daniel Bryan was going to have a struggle, because he doesn’t really have that size that WWE normally looks for. I mean even me: I’m 6’1 and 220 pounds and I had to struggle and fight and claw because I wasn’t the stereotypical 6’6? and 250 pounds of pure solid ripped muscle. That’s basically the quintessential star in the WWE now. Daniel Bryan had an uphill battle, but he definitely went strong and he dedicated himself, and this guy is now the most anticipated person whenever we come to a show. He’s the person that people want to see. You’ll see them chanting “Yes,” and you’ll see them chanting “No.” It’s kind of insane how great he’s become, and it’s all after his hard work.”
– The premiere of the WWE Studios film “Christmas Bounty” starring The Miz drew 828,000 viewers on ABC Family on Tuesday night. The movie drew a 0.3 cable rating in the adult 18-49 demographic.
– As previously reported, Chris Benoit’s son David Benoit is interested in becoming a professional wrestler. Benoit has trained with Harry Smith, among others recently, and along with Scott Hall’s son Cody Hall is attempting to see if he can get into the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo. Benoit’s ultimate goal is to apparently get to WWE one day.
– Two big pro wrestling-related weddings are now official for the early part of 2014. WWE Superstar The Miz and his fiancee, former WWE Diva Maryse are set to get married in February. WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan and his fiancee, current WWE Diva Brie Bella are set to get married in April.
– Many are unaware, but a little known fact about WWE Diva JoJo Offerman, who is also one of the stars of the WWE Total Divas reality show, is that she is the daughter of Major League Baseball legend Jose Offerman.