Don’t tell The Rock that wrestling isn’t real.

Sunday night marked Kurt Angle’s return to the ring after an 11 year hiatus. In an interesting bit of trivia, Kurt Angle defeated The Rock to win his first WWE Championship back on October 22, 2000 – with Sunday’s TLC marking the 17 year anniversary of that occasion.

Ahead of Angle’s return to action, The Rock tweeted congratulations to Angle and told him to have fun in the ring.

Congrats to my good bud @RealKurtAngle and his return tonight to a @WWE ring. Special athlete and great human being. Have FUN brotha #WWETLC

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 22, 2017

Australian comedian Ben Pobjie replied to The Rock that “wrestling isn’t real” and it’s time he knew that. Rock let him have it:

? ?? I like the dry wit
Correct, I do in fact know wrestling isn’t real. Thats why I said “have fun”. I also know, you can go fuck yourself.

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 22, 2017

WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair recently did an interview with NBC Sports Radio to talk about a variety of professional wrestling topics. “The Nature Boy” talked about his promo skills and the late-great Dusty Rhodes being the first to give him some competition, how he influenced the personas of The Rock and many other WWE Superstars, and who deserves credit for the idea of The Four Horsemen. Here are the highlights:

His promo skills and Dusty Rhodes giving him some competition:

“That all came off the top of my head. We’d be out in Atlanta [Georgia] all night long, back at the hotel around 5 a.m., change clothes, and go to the studio and start taping at 9 o’clock. That’s just a lot of coffee and a lot of liking what I was doing for a living, being surrounded by guys like Dusty and Arn [Anderson] and guys that had so much influence on me. And we went out there and we competed with each other. Does that make sense? If Dusty was out there first, I knew I had to follow that. If I was on first and Dusty had to follow me. It was very competitive.”

How he influenced The Rock’s persona and many other WWE Superstars:

“I think he’ll admit that a lot of me was him,” Flair said. “I don’t know how many Rolex watches I’ve sold for Rolex from guys buying their first Rolex. I can remember Randy Orton got his first big check with Evolution. The first thing he bought was a new tricked out diamond encrusted Rolex, so I know that I’ve done some damage. I think a lot of guys have become more wardrobe-conscious. Does that make sense? Looking the part all of the time as opposed to when you’re in the gym. Every time you walk into a door, you want everybody in the joint to look at you. That’s just what it is.”

Arn Anderson deserving all the credit for the Four Horsemen idea:

“Actually, the idea for The Four Horsemen came from Arn, just something he said one day about The Four Horsemen. I can’t remember the terminology, but he put up [the] four [hand gesture] and Arn did it and we started doing it each week and within a month it caught on and it was bigger than ever. It was huge, so I give all that to Arn. He took the ball and he ran with it.”

You can listen to Flair’s interview on NBC Sports Radio by clicking this link here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

Wrestling fans who collect Funko Pop vinyl figures will have a few more Superstars to add to their collections this holiday season.

The company announced on Tuesday that Braun Strowman, The Rock, Razor Ramon and Alexa Bliss are the latest Superstars to get the Funko treatment. They’re due out in December.

The Razor Ramon and Rock dolls will be limited edition ‘chase’ offerings.

Check out these photos of the latest WWE Universe Funko Pop characters:

– Prior to attending the WWE 2K18 launch party in Emirates, Dubai, WWE Hall Of Famer Sting sent out a video message on Twitter asking fans to name their favorite era of his career:

What do you guys think? ? pic.twitter.com/1kg6tF5KIN

— Sting (@Sting) October 15, 2017

The Rock responded to Sting with the years 1988 and 1989 when he was referred to as “Every Man’s Nightmare”:

My fav hands down – 1988/89 Sting. “Every man’s nightmare” ? https://t.co/kGcBboVW24

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 15, 2017

– Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate used The Rock’s “People’s Elbow” finisher as a touchdown celebration and the WWE posted an article on it. The Rock saw the celebration on social media and reacted to it:

.@ShowtimeTate comes hard with the People's Elbow. ?#NFLCelebrations https://t.co/SrqLaqCWRd

— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) October 15, 2017

Heart stoppin’, elbow droppin’.. @ShowtimeTate brings the dangerously exposed elbow to the pigskin today. ?????? #PeoplesElbow @NFL https://t.co/ZLAmJigvDl

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 15, 2017

– WWE recently posted a video of the Miz where he is seen backstage with Curtis Axel, cutting a promo on the Shield. In the video as seen below the Intercontinental Champion asks who would you rather cheer for – a man who elevates careers or the Shield:

“I’m curious Who are you going to cheer for? A man who elevates careers, like Curtis Axel, elevates people into the main event, like Braun Strowman, Cesaro, and Sheamus, or are you going to cheer for…The Shield? It’s your choice.”

Will @mikethemiz elevate the careers of @BraunStrowman, @WWESheamus and @WWECesaro at #WWETLC? #WWESaskatoon pic.twitter.com/5EWW1egFyK

— WWE (@WWE) October 14, 2017

The Miz will team up with The Bar and Braun Strowman to face the Shield at the upcoming TLC PPV.

– The Rock has an interesting role in the making of WWE 2K18 – being the Executive Soundtrack Producer of the game. Below is a video of him promoting songs he personally curated for it:

Do you smell what this SOUNDTRACK is COOKIN'?!? Hear from the #WWE2K18 Executive Soundtrack Producer himself… @therock!!! @WWEgames pic.twitter.com/6dq0wUiJkQ

— WWE (@WWE) October 14, 2017

Former WWE Champion Roman Reigns recently spoke with UK Mirror to talk about various topics. Here are the highlights:

Beating Cena at No Mercy:

“It was a huge honour. You don’t really get to face people like John Cena often. He’s definitely a rare breed, we had a lot of heavy things to say to each other building into the match, but I think at the end of the day we both came out of it with a lot of respect for each other, not only for what we do in the ring, but what we do for the company and all the various responsibilities that come with this role. I’m proud to say that I was able to beat an athlete and a competitor, a superstar and a role model like John Cena, especially in hindsight, someone who has been on top of the mountain for 15 years. He said it, it’s not just like he was wrestling at a certain level, he was at the elite level. I don’t think anybody else is going to have a career like John Cena, to be able to hold the fort down for 15 years, it seems superhuman. I’m just really glad I was able to display my skill and my talent in the ring and we had a really great match and I’m very proud of it.”

Learning from Cena:

“I think I learned that I’m up for any challenge. That was one of the biggest challenges for me and that’s what great competitors do. If I had to lower myself to compete with John Cena, then there’s no point in competing with John Cena. But what he did, like any great competitor, any great superstar, he forced me to step up. As he said, ‘you either step up or you step aside’. I’m very proud to show that I’m able to do these different things. For a long time my strength has always been in the ring and I haven’t had these barn burner promos that everybody talks about the next day. But, I know inside that I’m able to step up. I know what I have ability wise and talent wise and I think that’s all that John was trying to do, he wanted to bring out the best in me and I think he did that and I’m very grateful for that. I think that’s my job, that’s the most important thing about being the top guy, that you lift everybody up, that you bring everybody up to that standard. It can’t be the other way around because if that’s the case, then the whole structure is off. I think he did a great job of lighting a fire under my ass and I think I did a great job of stepping up to the occasion and we made great TV for it.”

His WrestleMania dream matches:

“Yeah I mean, when I first heard about the match with Cena, I immediately was thinking ‘man, let’s save this, let’s do this at WrestleMania’. But when the time is right, the time is right. But in the same light, I can only see me and Rock going at WrestleMania. Not only because of his schedule, but just the level of that match and the level of superstar that he is and you know, where I’m trying to get. But we also have a deep family tie. We represent the same family tree and having the opportunity to represent our culture, there would obviously have to be a sit down and we would have to express how we feel and the light we want to do this in… because there’s a lot of people we represent watching. The last thing I want to do is make it confusing or anything like that. But at the end of the day, I know it’s a money match. And I’m the guy who is still in the ring, so if someone who isn’t in the ring every single night wants to come back in the ring, we now call it my yard, so he is going to have to come to me and then we’ll go from there. It won’t go down anywhere other than a WWE ring, that’s all I’m saying. If he wants to get it, then I’m not stepping back for anybody.”

You can read the entire interview here.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has confirmed that his new movie Hobbs will be released on July 26th, 2019. The film is a spin-off of the Fast and Furious franchise based around The Rock’s character.

The Rock has come under fire in recent days from his Fast and Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson, who isn’t happy that The Rock, who he called a clown, is interrupting the filming of the next Fast movie to work on a spin-off.

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The Rock responded to Tyrese’s rant over the weekend:

My goal from day 1 was to come in and create an exciting/fun character for the fans, elevate the franchise and build it out. #HobbsShaw2019 https://t.co/IJcdQTHSi3

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 6, 2017

Here’s the official Hobbs announcement from The Rock’s Instagram page:

“Daddy’s gotta go back to work ~ Hobbs.

Pumped to expand and build out the FAST & FURIOUS universe in a cool, exciting way with our @sevenbucksprod, writer/producer Chris Morgan, producer Hiram Garcia and lead producer and my bigger twin, Neil Moritz.

Thank you UNIVERSAL STUDIOS for being tremendous partners who see the big picture and for coming to us years ago with this spinoff idea. Huge shout to my brother, Jason Statham for the trust and wanting to create and deliver something fresh and bad ass for the fans.

I have a tremendous amount of respect for this franchise that I’ve enjoyed droppin’ blood and sweat in over the years and my vision is to create greater opportunities for not only my fellow FF cast mates, but for other amazing actors as well who want to be a part of something new and cool.

I want to use my spinoff platform to create new characters that fans will ultimately love to have fun with in multiple chapters and platforms. Film, TV, Digital, Virtual Reality etc.. the more opportunities we can create the better for the fans.

Smart business.

Let’s have some FUN and to quote, Hobbs the boss, if you don’t like it, we’re happy to beat that ass like a Cherokee drum.

#HOBBS#SevenBucksProds#NewOpportunities#CandyAssesNeedNotApply

JULY 2019″

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WWE COO Triple H was in Mumbai, India last week to announce WWE’s upcoming live events from the country, scheduled for December.

While there, he stopped by Facebook’s office in Mumbai and took part in a Facebook Live interview. You can check out the full Q&A session here:

Among the most interesting topics discussed was Triple H’s interest in having another ‘WrestleMania moment’ with The Rock. Making no bones about it, Triple H declared,

“I’ll dance one more time with The Great One.”

While both men’s days as active competitors on the WWE roster have long passed, a WrestleMania moment with The Rock is something that would be too good for him to pass up. Triple H mentioned that the idea of one more match with The Rock stems from a backstage interaction they had on SmackDown back in 2014:

Opinion: I don’t think we’ll see Triple H in the ring with The Rock for the next WrestleMania, however I believe we should keep an eye on Kevin Owens…

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross spoke to ESPN to promote his book Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling. Here are some of the highlights:

Bringing The Rock and Steve Austin into WWE:

“They are two of my signees. They’re two guys I had a very strong personal relationship with. And you know I just thought the world of both those guys. They were what we needed to revitalize the talent relations department. They were components of what we needed to re-jump-start the competitive feeling you get often times when you have a locker room that’s dotted with overachievers and ex-mainstream athletes. It’s all because of that group of guys and gals that we assembled, that we put in that team environment, that had great skills and we were able to, maybe not 100 percent of the time, but more often than not, give them the opportunity to fully express their creative abilities. And those are still being felt. Randy Orton’s still a key member, John Cena, those guys are two of my last guys.”

Making his WWE debut at WrestleMania 9 in 1993:

“That’s not the greatest feeling to have when you’re getting ready to do your first assignment. It’s only going to be a live show with no net, and the biggest event of the year. So, that was a little unsettling, but you persevere, man, you work through it. Poor me. I’m going to broadcast WrestleMania IX. I’m a wrestling fan. It’s taken me 19 years to get here. And I’m going to b—h and moan that I didn’t get the Chamber of Commerce welcome wagon welcome? You kidding? The first night was an adventure, commentating alongside “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Bobby Heenan, but Ross pushed forward and did his job as well as he could do it, toga and all. Things could have gone sideways in a hurry if the iciness from the rest of the boys continued, but Ross found a pair of key allies in one of the most recognizable commentary teams in wrestling history.”

You can read the entire interview here.

Former Attitude Era WWE Superstar Ahmed Johnson was a recent guest on The Unsanctioned Podcast. Ahmed spoke about a backstage scuffle had with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, why he thinks The New Day are a bunch of clowns and whether or not he’d like to bury the hatchet with WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.

Here are some highlights of what the big man from Pearl River, Mississippi said about:

A backstage scuffle he had with The Rock: “What happened was, he was back in the locker room and I was already back there on the other side of the lockers, so, he couldn’t see me. And he walked in there with Triple H and Shawn, and they were all talking and they were making black jokes, and they didn’t know I was there. When Triple H said, ‘Man, we were joking Rocky, we were joking,’ and Rock said, ‘That’s okay, people look at me and think I’m black. I’m not black, man. My dad had an affair on my dad with a white man. That’s my dad. The white guy is my dad.’

“He was serious as a heart attack. So I stepped from around the locker and said, ‘What you just say?’ He said, ‘Aw, aw, nothing, man, you know just here bulls–tting,’ and I said, ‘Yeah, I heard you over there selling that bulls–t, man. What did you say about your dad? You mean to tell me this man bust his ass for us to be in this federation, and you’re denying him?’ Then he got cocky and said, ‘Man, this ain’t none of your business’ Once he said that, we went for blows. After that, Ron Simmons and Papa Shango broke it up.”

The New Day: “Now come on, don’t one of them got a doctorate degree or something? Come on, man. But he [Vince] got you acting like a clown on a clown car. I think it is shucking and jiving for him. I just think that especially homeboy with that degree [Xavier Woods], they can find something better for him. He could be like a Clarence Mason, like a black wrestling Clarence Mason.”

Whether or not he would welcome “closure” with Vince McMahon: “As a man, I would want closure with any man. If could make closure with any man, I would want that. As a man and as a Christian, I would want that. But as far as me kissing your behind, forget it. Naw. That ain’t even gonna happen.”

You can listen to the full interview here:

Ad Age has published a new interview with Dwayne “The Rock Johnson and Dany Garcia, his business partner, manager and ex-wife. The two spoke about The Rock’s staggering success in Hollywood and and business, as well their new ad agency, a branch of their Seven Bucks production company.

During the interview, Johnson once again discussed the possibility of running for President of the United States. “It’s on the board, it has to be,” he says. “When there’s that many people saying, ‘I want you to consider it,’ then you consider it.”

Garcia added, “I haven’t really wrapped my head around it just yet. When the time comes, if that comes, I’ll get ready.”

The Rock hyped the interview on Instagram, writing:

Expansion, build out and growth for our co-owned Seven Bucks Companies.
Good to get some hang time in with @adage Magazine for their cover story on my co-CEO and enterprise builder @danygarciaco and myself.

Just because there was no blueprint for a guy like me in Hollywood, didn’t mean it couldn’t be done. It just meant it was time to create a new blueprint. Our Seven Bucks’ never wants to just play in the game.. we want to change the way the game is played.

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– Mae Young Classic finalist Shayna Baszler was backstage during last night’s (Thurs. September 14, 2017) NXT TV tapings at Full Sail University. She was not working the tapings and there is no confirmation on whether or not she has signed with the company. There has been a ton of speculation on her status with the WWE since Triple H took to Twitter to welcome her and tournament winner Kairi Sane to the WWE prior to the finals.

– WWE Superstar Sasha Banks was featured on the latest episode of Champs Sports’ “Her Take,” in an interview filmed at the WWE Performance Center In Florida. During the interview Banks did a segment in which she has to choose between two things. “The Legit Boss” picked WWE NXT over RAW, Chyna over Sable, and Stone Cold Steve Austin over The Rock. Banks explained her pick of Austin over Rock, saying that “The Texas Rattlesnake” once DM’d her on Twitter to congratulate her on one of her matches. Check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0rKR9klFKs&feature=youtu.be

Last year, The Rock and Vin Diesel didn’t get along too well while filming The Fate of the Furious. This led to The Rock posting on Instagram and referring to his male co-stars as “candy asses”.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BI25NjMDPWv/

Now, The Rock seems to not be getting along with another co-star. This time it is Tyrese Gibson who has an issue with The Rock. Tyrese took to Instagram begging for The Rock to text him back. Tyrese got pissed off about the following Instagram post by The Rock four days ago:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BY12mfHFOP1/

Tyrese got upset because he wants The Rock to wait until Fast 9 wraps up filming before he starts production on a spinoff film featuring his character Hobbs from the franchise. Tyrese went on a rant and has since deleted a couple of the posts.

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– Yesterday (Tues. September 12, 2017) Apple launched their presentation for the latest edition of their iPhone, which they announced will have new face recognition software. WWE Superstar John Cena took to Twitter to react to the news and posted the following funny tweet by referencing his “You Can’t See Me” catchphrase:

Sooo #iPhoneX about #FaceID …ummmmm …. what do I do?

— John Cena (@JohnCena) September 12, 2017

– The Rock and his Seven Bucks Productions company have released “The Women Of The Olympia” on his official YouTube channel, a documentary short looking at the women competing in this weekend’s ‘The Olympia’ bodybuilding competition. You can check it out here:

Nia Jax walked the runaway at theCurvyCon fashion show yesterday in New York City.

Earlier this week, Nia sent out an Instagram photo announcing that she will be part of the event. In the caption, Nia said “I am beyond pumped, stoked, excited and HONORED to share that I will be participating in this amazingly empowering event….Being a proud & confident Curvy woman, I cannot wait to strut my stuff in their fashion show and mingle with some incredibly influential #BodyPositive People! I will be sharing my whole journey, stay tuned!”

Nia Jax sent out several photos and videos of her experience at the fashion show yesterday.

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? unreal night ? pic.twitter.com/FpeAbPt09y

— Lina Fanene (@LinaFanene) September 9, 2017

The Rock said that he was proud of his cousin and tweeted out the following last night:

Proud of my cuz Lina's growth in and out of the @WWE. An opportunity to help influence a generation. #BodyPositive https://t.co/reLKh0LSTi

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 9, 2017

?????? https://t.co/hB0ASmWamL

— Lina Fanene (@LinaFanene) September 9, 2017

– On this week’s episode of his Dinner With The King podcast, WWE Hall of Famer “Jerry Lawler” revealed that had a recent encounter with a fan who has a tattoo of Vince McMahon on his rear end. Lawler couldn’t believe it at first, but the fan dropped his pants and showed Lawler the proof.

Here's the tattoo of Vince McMahon on a fan's behind we talk about on the show this week! https://t.co/BDaT8M66EZ pic.twitter.com/ILJBitnkHN

— Jerry Lawler (@JerryLawler) September 6, 2017

– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson praised WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and the Singh brothers on Twitter. The brothers joked that they’re available if The Rock needs a couple guys for a ‘Bollywood-style’ action scene in one of his movies. The highest paid actor in Hollywood told the Singh brothers that they and Jinder Mahal are “doing GREAT!,” but reminded them that everybody ‘jobs’ to him on set.

Ha luv it. Bring the Champ Jinder as well. Just keep in mind everyone jobs to me on my sets. ? #kayfabe (seriously you 3 are doing GREAT!)

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 6, 2017

A 10-year-old boy saved his 2-year-old brother recently in Detroit. Jacob O’Conner noticed that his little brother Dylan had gone missing. Jacob found Dylan drowning in his grandmother’s pool. Dylan had been underwater for more than a minute before Jacob found him. Jacob removed his brother from the water and started doing compressions after seeing The Rock do it in his favorite film ‘San Andreas’.

In the film, The Rock’s character rescues his daughter from drowning and performs CPR until she finally spits up water.

Jacob told The Washington Post “The movie just popped in my head and I started thinking about that scene. And that’s when I started doing compressions”.

The Rock posted the following on Instagram about the story:

This story grabbed my heart. 10yr Jacob O’Connor found his little 2yr old brother, Dylan laying facedown in their pool.
He pulled his little brother out and started CPR & chest compressions. He saved little Dylan’s life. Jacob said he learned how to do this by watching me in his favorite movie, SAN ANDREAS.
I’m so amazed and impressed by this little 10yr old boy’s heroic actions and calm instincts in the middle of that kind of emergency distress.
I now need to shake young Jacob’s hand…

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On Friday 2K announced that WWE legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will serve as the Executive Soundtrack Producer for WWE 2K18.

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Had fun putting my personal training tracks together for @WWE 2K18. Many weren't cleared due to that explicit language thing. ? Enjoy ?? https://t.co/SkxQ1y7zVT

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 18, 2017

2K Announces Dwayne Johnson as WWE® 2K18 Executive Soundtrack Producer; Now Streaming on Apple Music

Global entertainment icon and legendary WWE Superstar to deliver unique track list comprised of high profile artists from several music genres

New York, NY – August 18, 2017 – 2K today announced the in-game soundtrack details for WWE® 2K18, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. Executive produced and personally curated by legendary WWE Superstar and global icon Dwayne “The Rock®” Johnson, the soundtrack will feature 11 unique songs that represent many of Johnson’s favorite artists and music genres, including hip-hop, classic rock, hard rock, blues, R&B and soul. In addition, Apple Music will serve as the premier streaming provider for the WWE 2K18 in-game soundtrack, which is available now for streaming at apple.co/wwe2k.

“Music is one of my soul’s anchors. All genres. I’m excited to celebrate my WWE roots by partnering with the 2K and Apple Music teams and share some of my favorite hardcore training songs with fans all over the world,” said Johnson.

The WWE 2K18 in-game soundtrack, executive produced by Johnson, will include the following artists and songs:

• Blues Brothers – “Soul Man”;
• Boston – “Smokin’”;
• Bruno Mars – “Runaway Baby”;
• Disturbed – “Down With The Sickness”;
• Eazy-E – “Boyz-N-The-Hood”;
• George Thorogood & The Destroyers – “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”;
• Joe Walsh – “Rocky Mountain Way”;
• Kanye West – “Black Skinhead”;
• Kid Rock – “You Never Met a White Boy Quite Like Me”;
• ¡MAYDAY! (feat. Tech N9ne) – “Last One Standing”;
• Tech N9ne (feat. Krizz Kaliko, Serj Tankian) – “Straight Out The Gate”.

“Over the years we have collaborated with some of the world’s most popular artists, including Florida Georgia Line, Metallica, The Weeknd and Diddy to name a few, but partnering with one of our own is always special,” said Neil Lawi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, WWE Music Group. “Working with Dwayne is always a creative and inspirational experience, and we are thrilled to partner with him on this year’s WWE 2K18 soundtrack, and bring his diverse selection to our fans around the world.”

“For the past few years, we have presented music as an integral part of both WWE and WWE 2K culture by aligning with several big names in music and entertainment, from Sean Combs a.k.a. Puff Daddy for WWE 2K17 to our WWE Superstar John Cena® and Wiz Khalifa collaboration for WWE 2K15,” said Chris Snyder, Vice President of Marketing at 2K. “The opportunity to work with an individual as accomplished, down-to-earth and respected as Dwayne – our inaugural WWE 2K cover Superstar for WWE 2K14 – significantly complements the gameplay content and overall experience we look to deliver every year.”

Developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, a 2K studio, WWE 2K18 is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. WWE 2K18 is currently scheduled for worldwide release on October 17, 2017 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, as well as in Fall 2017 for Nintendo Switch™. Players who purchase the WWE 2K18 Cena (Nuff) Edition at participating retailers will receive Early Access to their game copies and in-game bonuses beginning four days early on Friday, October 13, 2017 for the PS4™ system and Xbox One. In addition, players who purchase the WWE 2K18 Deluxe Edition, available in both physical and digital varieties at participating retailers, will also receive Early Access to their game copies and in-game bonuses – including all Cena (Nuff) Edition digital content – beginning four days early on Friday, October 13, 2017 for the PS4™ system and Xbox One.

For more information on WWE 2K18 and 2K, visit wwe.2k.com, become a fan on Facebook, follow the game on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #WWE2K18 and #BLN1 or subscribe on YouTube.

The Rock finishes Brahma Bull tattoo

The Rock posted on Instagram about the evolution of his trademark Brahma Bull tattoo. His new tattoo is complete after 3 sessions and 22 hours of tattooing by Nikki Hurtado.

Evolution of the bull.

After 3 sessions and 22hrs of tattooing with world renowned @NikkoHurtado, the story’s almost done.. Every detail is a reflection of my own personal history.

From the cracks and heavy damage in the bone representing life’s hard lessons I’ve learned over the years. Just like scars and wrinkles – I’m so grateful to have ’em because they’re earned.

To the horns, not pointing up or out to the side, but pointing straight ahead representing relentless energy and forward progress.

The core and anchor of this image is in the eye. Look closely and you’ll find the life, energy, power and you’ll feel the MANA (spirit). The eye tells the story of a disruptive positive energy always ready to dent the universe.

Depending on the light and angle, sometimes the energy’s subtle and sometimes it’s glaring. But it’s always alive and ready to disrupt the universe and love and protect my family and all things I love with intense passion and gratitude.

Cheers to living, learning, evolving and growing. And to the positive disrupters ready to dent the universe.

#EvolutionOfTheBull #TheDisrupter #TheMana
#NowLetsBreakOutTheTequila

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Two matches advertised in Boston for next week’s RAW

WWE RAW will be taking place in Boston, MA next week on August 14th. During tonight’s episode of SmackDown, WWE ran the following advertisement in Boston for next week’s RAW. Braun Strowman versus Roman Reigns in a Boston Street Fight and Dean Ambrose versus The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship were the two matches highlighted in the advertisement.

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“Ballers” renewed for a fourth season

The Hollywood Reporter announced that The Rock’s HBO show “Ballers” has been renewed for a fourth season. The third season began airing on July 23rd. The following statement was given to The Hollywood Reporter about the show’s renewal:

“We’re thrilled that the summer lineup of Ballers and Insecure connected with our viewers out of the gate,” said HBO Programming Executive Vice President Amy Gravitt, also commenting on Insecure being renewed for their third season. “We’re so proud to work with Dwayne, Issa and all of the amazing talent in both shows.”

The Rock tweeted out the following after the news broke:

Thank U to our @SevenBucksProd partners @HBO for picking up season 4 of @BallersHBO. Most importantly, thank U fans for rockin' with us ????

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 8, 2017

Thank you fans for bringing our culture & luv to help us set HBO ratings records. What a learning curve it's been. Grateful. @BallersHBO ?? https://t.co/yiGx5Bwjxp

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 8, 2017

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The Rock’s brahma bull tattoo is iconic. The Rock, now 45, says he got the tattoo as a kid and says it’s now time for an “evolution of the bull.”

Based on the Instagram post below from the highest paid actor in Hollywood, this seems like more than standard touch-up work.

According to The Rock, “I got this tattoo when I was just a kid. Now I need it to reflect me as a man. All my ink is a rite of passage and spiritual and the MANA (power and spirit) has to be right before we begin.”

Check out the video below of The Rock working with artist Nikko Hurtado of the Black Anchor Collective tattoo studio in Los Angeles.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXg07rqFQRS/

– In a video posted today on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s YouTube Channel, his favorite moments from Ballers on HBO are shown.

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– The legendary Terry Funk has not wrestled his last match.

Funk, now 73, is advertised to wrestle on Sept. 23 for Big Time Wrestling in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

For the first time ever, Funk will team with The Rock N’ Roll Express, Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson. Their opponents in a six-man tag team match are Jerry “The King” Lawler, Doug Gilbert and Brian Christopher. Click here for details on the event.

According to PWInsider.com, Funk has not made any wrestling-related appearances since last September when health issues forced him to leave a wrestling show early.

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The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin put on one of the most storied rivalries in the WWE’s Attitude Era. One of the most entertaining aspects of Rock and Austin’s rivalry was how much “The Brahma Bull” would over-sell the Stone Cold Stunner. There are plenty of compilation videos online showing all the various over-sells Rock did while being stunned, often flipping and bouncing off the ropes, nearly doing a cartwheel, and wiggling around on the mat like a fish out of water.

Recently, Hannibal Buress took to his podcast to talk about how much The Rock would over-sell when being stunned with his friend Tony Trimm. You can check that clip out here:

https://twitter.com/hannibalburess/status/890609537325031425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwnerd.com%2Frock-reveals-reason-exaggerated-sells-stone-cold-stunner%2F

Rock took to Twitter to respond to Hannibal, revealing that he and Austin would actually bet cases of beer to see how crazy he could get while selling the stunner:

My dude. Appreciate it HB. Me and @steveaustinBSR used to bet cases of beer on how crazy I could get with my "sell" of his famous Stunner.?? https://t.co/VtTmqI1jkW

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 27, 2017

Discussion: What’s your favorite Rock-Austin stunner?

The Rock has partnered with Apple for a short film entitled “The Rock x Siri Dominate The Day.” Since the video was released, it has already reached 2.6 million views on YouTube.

The premise of the advertisement is that The Rock is the hardest working man in show business and is constantly doing something. The Rock turns on an entertainment news show and the host says “with so many projects in the works, it seems like Dwayne Johnson can’t take on anymore”. The Rock then dropped everything that he was doing and asked Siri to show him his life goals list on his iPhone.

The Rock then asks Siri to get him a Lyft ride and The Rock winds up making the driver move to the backseat as The Rock wanted to drive the car. The Rock then proceeded to fly a plane to Rome, launch a fashion line, learn how to cook, perform on a guzheng in front of a live audience, take a selfie in outer space and film an action scene for a movie all in one day. The Rock then asked Siri to create another list of new life goals as the commercial ended.

You can check out “The Rock x Siri Dominate The Day” in the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufBLI6bB9sg

MLW: One-Shot main-event announced

MLW: One-Shot will take place on October 5th at GILT Nightclub in Orlando, FL. Ricochet was recently announced as the first confirmed talent for the event. Now, Ricochet has an opponent at MLW: One-Shot. Ricochet will face Shane “Swerve” Strickland in the main-event.

Tickets for MLW: One-Shot are now available at Eventbrite.com.

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Here’s the official press release announcing the MLW: One-Shot main event:

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Major League Wrestling (MLW®) has signed the main event for MLW: One-Shot on Thursday night October 5th in Orlando, Florida at GILT Nightclub.

Ricochet will square off against Shane “Swerve” Strickland in the main event as two close friends and innovators clash in aerial combat. You can buy tickets now at: http://www.mlw.eventbrite.com.

“This is for our generation,” said Ricochet about the main event match, which was first reported by Jay Reddick of the Orlando-Sentinel on Monday.

“Ricochet laid down the gauntlet with his innovation but Strickland is actively redefining it.  Now Ricochet and Strickland — two great friends, will wrestle in MLW to see they stand as top ranked elite wrestlers in the sport. This is a match that defines a generation,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer.

2017 has been a breakout year for Shane “Swerve” Strickland.  With immense momentum, can he dethrone arguably the top free agent in the sport in “King” Ricochet?  Will Ricochet continue his domination as an elite wrestler? Fans will find out on October 5^th in Orlando.

One thing is for sure: the friendship has already been tested with both men unleashing harsh words on Twitter this Monday.

Buy tickets to MLW: One-Shot today at http://www.mlw.eventbrite.com.

More grapplers and matches will be announced in the coming weeks at https://mlw.com/.

MLW One-Shot is an all ages event.

After the live MLW wrestling event, there will be an after party featuring a live DJ, bottle service and more.

Ticket prices range from $15-$45 with a limited number of “Golden Ticket” VIP Packages also available.

GILT is located at 740 Bennett Rd. in Orlando.

Dress code: There is no dress code for this event.

Parking: The venue has a parking lot. Space is available on a first come, first serve basis. There is a small fee for parking at the venue’s lot. Valet parking is also available at GILT.

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT:

Major League Wrestling (MLW®) is a sports media holding company with a focus on professional wrestling sporting events/programming, digital content and ancillary entertainment.

MLW Radio Network is the leading provider of professional wrestling podcasts in the world with 5-6 podcasts in the top iTunes 100 in the sports category on the average day.

MLW content has been distributed commercially in in the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, India, Denmark and Bangladesh among other territories.