– Dana Brooke will be competing in the Fitness International Competition at the 2017 Arnold Sports Festival on Friday, 3/3 in Columbus, OH. She will be competing under her real name – Ashley Sebera. Dana is an IFBB Pro and won several NBC championships before getting into wrestling. She placed #12 at the Arnold European Classic in 2013 and #15 at the 2015 Arnold Sports Festival.
On a related note, the Arnold Twitter account stated today that no WWE events are currently on their schedule for 2017. The “WWE Experience” at the 2016 Arnold Sports Festival was considered a hit, highlighted by a Q&A with Triple H and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
– The New Day are now official for an upcoming episode of Let’s Make a Deal on CBS. The RAW Superstars will be appearing on Friday’s episode to welcome host Wayne Brady to the group and spread some Christmas cheer. Below are details from WWE and a teaser from CBS:
The New Day brings the power of the holidays to “Let’s Make a Deal”
“Let’s Make a Deal” celebrates the holidays with the power of positivity! Tune in to the hit game show on Dec. 23 when Big E, Kofi Kington and Xavier Woods put their hands together and help families win more than $110,000 in cash and prizes.
The longest-reigning tag team champions in WWE history join forces with host and former Raw guest star Wayne Brady to play Smash for Cash and a Christmas sound effects game.
Don’t miss The New Day on “Let’s Make a Deal” on Dec. 23!
“Let’s Make a Deal” airs weekdays on CBS (check your local listings).
– SquaredCircleSirens.com reports that WWE has signed indy women’s wrestler Andrea, who was formerly known as Rosie Lottalove in TNA. She retired in 2012, citing health concerns, but lost 125 pounds and returned to the indys using the name Andrea. She’s been a regular for SHINE and other promotions, and even worked a WWE tryout against Emma on NXT in a November 2015 episode. Video from that match can be seen above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGQEgSwSM58
– Big E indicated on Twitter that The New Day will be appearing on CBS show “Let’s Make a Deal” this week. He posted this screenshot from the episode:
– Women’s wrestler Heidi Lovelace is finishing up her indy commitments as she prepares to report to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando next month. Below is video from her farewell at Alpha 1 Wrestling in Canada this weekend:
– The New Day’s new “Booty O’s Christmas” t-shirt is currently sold out at WWEShop.
– Sunday’s WWE Roadblock PPV ranked #1 for the night in Nielsen’s social media TV ratings. Roadblock had 162,000 Twitter interactions with 29,000 unique authors and 143,000 Facebook interactions with 77,000 unique authors.
– Speaking of Roadblock, WWE posted this video of Brian Kendrick, Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns and other Superstars walking through the “tunnel” backstage before their matches:
– Luke Gallows is hosting a big Christmas event at his Painted Gypsy Tattoo shop in Conyers, GA on Thursday to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This flyer from Gallows advertises art, music and food. People who being a donated gift for kids will receive 30% off any tattoo from the shop.
“The Book of Booty: Shake It. Love It. Never Be It” will be released by WWE in April 2017. The hardcover book will feature all three members of The New Day as authors. Here’s the official synopsis of the book, which is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com:
“Multi-time W . . . W . . . E! (WWE) TAG! TEAM! CHAMPIONS! The New Day want you to feel the power!! And now you can with The Book of Booty: Shake It. Love It. Never Be It. From the purveyors of positivity themselves, each chapter of this handy guide will help you embrace the New Day way of life. Even if you’re feeling booty—and who (who?! who?! who?! who?! who?!) has never felt booty? —you’ll be clapping, gyrating, and radiating positivity like the New Day themselves.
Fans will learn:
The New Day’s official definition of “booty,” and the telltale signs that you or a loved one might be booty
The proper attire and headwear for the new you
How to twerk like a man
What your spirit animal says about you
How to project positivity
By the time you finish this book, you’ll be a rainbow-gazing, trombone-playing, unicorn-loving soldier of positivity, ready to take on nefarious WWE tag teams with a smile on your face. Pro tip: Eat your Booty O’s every morning for added strength!”
On Tuesday night, Big E tweeted a photo of Tag Team Champions The New Day, Women’s Champion Sasha Banks and Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann backstage at SmackDown last night and used a “#BlackExcellence” hashtag.
Apparently there were some negative reactions to the photo as Kofi Kingston took to Twitlonger this morning and wrote the following in response:
“While much of the feedback has been positive, there has also been a lot of negative response with regard to the picture we posted illustrating Rich, Sasha, Xavier, E, and myself wielding our championship titles. Perhaps this is because many are in question of the motivation behind the post:
It does not come from a place of malice, spite, or gloating. It comes from a place of joy and a place of happiness. We have a very strong sense of pride in being the Black People simultaneously holding championships in WWE. Historically in our nation, there was period in time where this would not have happened, followed by a long period of time where it became possible, but had not actually materialized. Now, we are in the time in which the possibility has become a reality.
Why does this matter?
It matters because even though it is hard for some to fathom, the fact is that there are many people who feel as though it is impossible to attain certain goals because of the color of their skin. This is why we must acknowledge the color of ours in this instance. It is important for people of all races, but particularly people of color, and especially the youth, to see that it is entirely possible to achieve your dreams and aspirations regardless of your race. We are a shining example who want to be a source of motivation for others to believe in themselves and do the same.
Excellence is not the same as supremacy. #BlackExcellence is not meant to be divisive. For even if you do not fall into the specific category, you can still take enjoyment in our pride, because in the biggest picture, in a society that often focuses on the negative aspects of race relations, what has transpired with the 5 of us speaks positively to the progress we’ve made as a nation.”
Big E backed Kofi up, endorsing his defense of the #BlackExcellence photo.
The New Day retained the RAW Tag Team Championships over The Club and Cesaro & Sheamus in a Triple Threat tonight in Philadelphia to officially tie Demolition’s record as longest reigning tag team champions. The record will be broken at midnight.
Below is a GIF of their post-match celebration and a locker room celebration that saw Stephanie McMahon get sprayed with champagne:
– The New Day could make history next week by surpassing Demolition as the longest reigning tag team champions in WWE history. They’ll have one final challenge before staking their claim to the honor. Next week on RAW, it will be New Day vs. Gallows & Anderson vs. Sheamus & Cesaro with New Day’s gold up for grabs.
Discussion: Will New Day break Demolition’s record next week, or will one of the other teams spoil their big accomplishment?
– Matches taped prior to RAW for this week’s episode of Main Event included Bo Dallas vs. Sin Cara and Darren Young vs. Jinder Mahal.
– As announced on RAW, Emma is making her WWE television return as “Emmalina” next week.
The New Day have been the WWE World Tag Team Champions for over four hundred and fifty days. They need roughly another forty days to break Demolition’s all time record, which they’ll do before the end of the year. After that, there isn’t anything left for them to accomplish aside from putting another tag team over.
Eventually, another team is going to dethrone The New Day and take the Raw World Tag Team titles away from them. The boost from that win is going to be a big deal for another team, but WWE has been delaying that moment until The New Day become the longest reigning tag team champions in WWE history.
According to a report from CageSideSeats, WWE officials have no plans to take the Raw Tag Team titles off The New Day anytime soon. They’re not planning on splitting up the trio, and it’s possible a split may not happen even after they lose the titles. That is leaving some confusion about what’s next for The New Day?
Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods all have the potential to break out as singles stars after the end of their stable. In particular, Kofi could springboard off the success of the stable into the WWE title picture, but it seems that WWE officials want to keep the trio going as long as the WWE Universe accepts them.
– Stephanie McMahon’s memoir is no longer scheduled to be released next month. Amazon.com now lists the year 2020 as the release date for “UNREAL: Inside the Crazy, Fun Show Business World of WWE.” The book will undoubtedly be out before then, but all we know at this point is the book launch has been delayed.
– RAW and SmackDown viewership data will be delayed this week due to the Labor Day holiday.
– WWE announced on Tuesday that Chris Bellitti has been appointed as the company’s new Senior Vice President, Communications. Bellitti, who previously held senior positions at FOX Sports and ESPN, will report directly to Brian Flinn, WWE Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications.
As head of WWE’s Communications division, Bellitti will be a key member of the company’s senior management team, responsible for providing strategic vision for WWE’s internal and external global communications initiatives across key business units.
– In the latest game of one upmanship between The New Day and The Young Bucks, Nick and Matt Jackson have released a new SuperKix Cereal t-shirt, which comes with a mini box of cereal.
– Speaking of Takeover, WWE posted this video of No Way Jose greeting fans at the Barclays Center. Jose will be facing Austin Aries tonight and we will have coverage.
– The New Day’s BootyOs cereal must be selling well for WWE and FYE stores because they will be releasing “New Day Rocks” pop rocks candy in October. Big E tweeted this photo:
IGN has announced another 36 Superstars for the WWE 2K17 video game as part of their weekly roster reveal. They also released the entrance video for WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day.
The latest batch of playable characters confirmed for WWE 2K17 include:
The official Booty-Os cereal can be purchased on FYE’s website at this link. They are taking pre-orders now but the cereal won’t be available until August 5th. FYE members get the box, which also features a cut-out unicorn mask, for $11.69 while the regular price is $12.99. They’re also selling a t-shirt for $21.99 or a combo pack for $25.99.
Below are photos of the items and the product descriptions from FYE:
“Get your recommended daily value of Positivity, Unicorn Magic, and Trombone music! All part of a balanced New Day Breakfast! This delicious and nutritious New Day cereal comes with marshmallow shaped booty crowns, unicorn horns and rainbow hearts. Just add milk and feel the power!”
“There’s no better way to start The New Day! We’ve teamed up with WWE to bring you an exclusive Booty O’s t-shirt & cereal so you can start your day with the recommended daily value of Positivity, Unicorn Magic and Trombone music! Get yours today and don’t be booty!”
– In addition to the Booty O’s cereal that was announced at this week’s San Diego Comic Con event, Kofi Kingston revealed on Twitter that The New Day will also be getting their very own Funko Pop vinyl pop toys. They’ll be released for the holidays and will be available exclusively at Toys R Us.
– Former SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long appeared on Steve Gerweck’s podcast this week and revealed that Shelton Benjamin and MVP have both signed with WWE and will be returning soon. Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that former 3MB member Jinder Mahal is also in talks with the company.
– John Cena granted his latest Make-A-Wish prior to Monday’s RAW from Worcester, MA. Here’s is a photo of Juan and his family, who traveled from Texas to meet him:
Don’t you dare be sour, because you can now purchase actual Booty O’s breakfast cereal.
Your WWE tag team champions The New Day made the announcement on Thursday afternoon during a panel at San Diego Comic Con. The cereal will be available soon exclusively at FYE retail stores along with a Booty O’s t-shirt.
No release date has been announced yet, but you can pre-order now at FYE.com for $12.99.
– Jonathan Coachman noted on Twitter that there was no “Off The Top Rope” segment on ESPN last night as he and his crew are in California for the ESPYs.
– WWE will be holding the next round of NXT television tapings tonight from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Join us here later for spoiler results starting around 6:30pm EST.
– The New Day vs. The Wyatt Family has been added to Saturday’s WWE live event from Madison Square Garden inNew York City. Other matches advertised include:
Seth Rollins vs. WWE Champion Dean Ambrose
John Cena vs. AJ Styles
Becky Lynch vs. Natalya
Neville vs. Chris Jericho in a Street Fight.
– Xavier Woods’ UpUpDownDown YouTube gaming channel just passed 600,000 subscribers. Woods is celebrating with this behind-the-scenes video:
– Today would have been the 102nd birthday of Vince McMahon, Sr.
– Dark matches from last night’s WWE TV tapings in Toledo saw Darren Young with Bob Backlund defeat Heath Slater, using the Chicken Wing submission, and WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day defeat The Vaudevillains.
– The following matches are scheduled for tonight’s episode of NXT on the WWE Network:
Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss
Hype Bros vs. Blake & Murphy
Best of 3 Falls: NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival vs. American Alpha
Also tonight, Daniel Bryan and Mauro Ranallo will host Bracketology, an inside look at the upcoming Cruiserweight Classic series which premieres later this month. Click here for complete spoilers from the first CWC tapings.
– The following items are scheduled for tonight’s episode of NXT on the WWE Network, the “go home” show ahead of next week’s NXT Takeover event:
Murphy vs. Tye Dilllinger
Austin Aries vs. Elias Samson
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa vs. Dash and Dawson
Asuka – Nia Jax contract signing
Finn Balor – Samoa Joe interview
– The New Day have officially passed Brian Kendrick and Paul London on the list of “Most Days As WWE Tag Team Champions (Combined).” Big E acknowledged the milestone on Twitter:
Today, The New Day became the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions (combined reigns) of all time! L'chaim! pic.twitter.com/wH2u2DMcxT
It appears that The League Of Nations’ match against The New Day at WrestleMania 32 will no longer be for the WWE tag team championships.
The match was announced last week as a 3-on-4 contest with the tag titles on the line. WWE has since deleted the tweet announcing the title match and the match preview over at WWE.com no longer mentions the titles being on the line. Now, it’s being billed as a “Battle for Supremacy” between the two teams.
Dave Meltzer has been reporting for several weeks that WWE has something big planned for the New Day’s match at WrestleMania. It’s been speculated that this match is where The Rock will get involved in some capacity.
WrestleMania 32 takes place next weekend from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
It was announced on Wednesday afternoon that WWE tag team champions The New Day will induct the Fabulous Freebirds into the WWE Hall of Fame – not Kevin Von Erich, as previously announced. When asked about the situation on Twitter, Kevin responded that he wants to make the induction about the Freebirds, not him or the Von Erich family.
The 2016 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony takes place on Saturday night, April 2nd from Dallas, Texas. The Class of 2016 includes Sting, The Fabulous Freebirds, Stan Hansen, The Big Bossman, The Godfather and Jacqueline.
In an interview with The Tampa Tribune, WWE star Big E discussed the “weird turns” The New Day’s gimmick has taken, and says they plan to continue giving people something different. Here are the highlights:
On the changes in The New Day’s gimmick:
“The foundation was three individuals who believed in the power of positivity. Now it has expanded to some sort of traveling musical group that gyrates a lot,” he said. “It has taken many weird turns. We just enjoy having fun together. I think I can accomplish all of my goals with The New Day. We just want to continue giving people something different. What that is yet, I can’t say, but hopefully, we continue to change for the better.”
On getting out of his shell for the character:
“Getting comfortable with your surroundings helps a lot,” E said. “There are no more nerves. I am not second guessing myself. This is the least inhibited I have been on camera.”
– On Monday’s RAW, Roman Reigns’ luck may have run out when he ‘randomly’ drew the #1 spot in Sunday’s Royal Rumble match. Reigns, who puts his WWE World Heavyweight championship on the line against 29 other Superstars, tweeted:
1 or 30…the only number that matters is how many I throw over the top rope. #RoyalRumble#OneVersusAll
WWE Superstar and New Day member Xavier Woods recently spoke with DetroitNews.com to promote the post-Christmas WWE live event in Detroit, Michigan. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On his trombone routine getting over with fans:
“It became its own beast. That’s the beauty of it. People don’t realize it, but some of the best stuff comes from not having a plan.”
On rubbing The New Day’s success in the face of his doubters:
“I like proving people wrong. The best revenge is success, and I’m a very vengeful, grudge-keeping person. So when someone says I can’t do something and I prove them wrong, I don’t have to say I told you so, because they see me on TV doing it.
“Those people that disregarded me and made fun of me? I fulfilled my lifelong dream becoming a WWE champion. The fact that I navigated life in a way to reach those goals makes me feel good.”
– As seen in the video featured above, Santino Marella made a surprise appearance during Monday’s WWE RAW in Minneapolis, Minnesota to present the Slammy Award for the 2015 “LOL! Moment of the Year.”
– WWE announced a tag-team title match for this Tuesday’s live edition of WWE SmackDown, as The New Day will defend the tag-team gold against The Lucha Dragons. This week’s WWE SmackDown emanates from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
Big E recently spoke with Mlive.com to promote the December 26th WWE live event in Detroit at the Joe Louis Arena. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On keeping an eye on NXT:
“I think the three of us tend to look at NXT. I think it’s always important to look at the future of the company. We are excited about giving a younger team an opportunity. There’s a lot of great teams in NXT, but if I had to pick one, I’d say Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady might be the best. I think they’d provide a different rivalry for us.”
On who he would choose to wrestle that he hasn’t faced yet:
“I’ve been around long enough for the most part that I’ve wrestled mostly everyone. I haven’t wrestled Big Show yet. I think Brock Lesnar stands out as a big name. If I had to choose one person to wrestle who I haven’t wrestled yet, it would be Brock.”
On his “Five Count” gimmick in NXT and working with The New Day:
“I had a lot of fun doing the five count thing in NXT. It was a crowd favorite baby face role. But, what we’re doing now has been the best time of my career as far as visibility and progression and just enjoying it. I feel like we are uninhibited and having a lot of fun.”
WWE tag team champion Big E recently spoke with Brian Fritz of Sporting News about the success of The New day and why fans did not buy into the group at first. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
WrestleMania 32:
“Honestly, the ideas that we said we can’t do right now are probably going to come at some point. We’ve got some wild ones for WrestleMania and obviously I can’t spoil any of that stuff. All the wild ideas that we have, there’s a chance that at some point we can fool someone into allowing us to do down the line.”
The success of New Day:
“What’s been really rewarding for us is knowing how hard it has been for us to get this off the ground,” Big E said. “We always believed we had the ability to move people the way we have as of late. It’s just a matter of being able to get that window. The last few months, 5-6 months, have been truly rewarding. Obviously, we’re having a blast and I think that shows.”
Fans not buying into the group at first:
“I get a lot of people’s lack of optimism at first,” he said. “When we were first met with the idea, we looked at each other and wondered how we were going to make this work. I think the biggest takeaway is being patient. I think a lot of times with our fans, I think a lot of people were very quick to dismiss what we were. And I get why. I think often times it’s just a matter of being patient with an act; letting it evolve, letting it grow and seeing what it becomes. We were glad we were given enough time to make it work.”
You can read the full interview at SportingNews.com.
