– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who challenges for the WWE Championship on January 27, 2013 at the Royal Rumble, is scheduled for two Raw broadcasts leading up to the show.

According to F4WOnline.com, Johnson will appear at the January 7, 2013 Raw in Tampa, Florida, and the January 21, 2013 Raw in San Jose, California. WWE nor the event venues are advertising Johnson yet. He is also scheduled for post-Royal Rumble in Las Vegas, Nevada.

– Lilian Garcia made her first televised WWE appearance since being stuck by an automobile in late October in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday’s episode of WWE Main Event on ION Television as she handled ring announcing duties. Prior to the broadcast, she acknowledged her return ringside in a Twitter message, writing, “Yay!! I’m back!! Made my return last nite in my US home state of SC! Watch @WWE #MainEvent 2nite & #Smackdown on Fri!”

– On last night’s episode of WWE Main Event, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeated Antonio Cesaro and Wade Barrett. Here is the video package that aired of Cesaro prior to the contest.

– A member of WWE’s creative team suggested this week that Brock Lesnar perform a run-in during CM Punk’s WWE Championship defense against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson next month at Royal Rumble. This would then lead to a match between Lesnar and Johnson at WrestleMania.

– General Motors and WWE salute the Achilles Freedom Team. See the following video message, featuring John Cena.

– Former WWE talent Shane Helms appears at The Wrestling Universe 34-29 Francis Lewis Blvd. Flushing, New York, on January 20, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call 718-460-2777 for more information.

(source: F4WOnline.com)

– Former WCW World champion Lex Luger is writing an autobiography titled “Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler – His Reign, Ruin, and Redemption.” The book is tentatively scheduled for an April 2013 release.

– There had been some concern that The Rock’s early-2013 movie schedule would limit his WWE television appearances during WrestleMania season, but he’s now locked in for at least 3 shows in the weeks following the Royal Rumble. As previously reported, The Rock is being advertised for WWE RAW on January 21st (the night after the Royal Rumble) and February 18th. The Rock will also be appearing at the January 28th RAW taping from Las Vegas, Nevada.

With The Rock’s movie “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” hitting theaters on March 29, 2013, there is talk of WWE working with Paramount Pictures to cross promote the film with WrestleMania.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

The Rock gets one last shot at the WWE Championship at the 2013 Royal Rumble on Sunday, January 27th from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

With CM Punk now over one year into his historic WWE title reign, f4wonline.com reports that one of the main reasons Punk has held on to the championship for so long has to do with The Rock.

There have been several instances over the past year when WWE has strongly considered having Punk drop the title. However, Vince McMahon has repeatedly stuck with Punk as champion because The Rock agreed to wrestle CM Punk for the WWE Championship during the summer.

The Rock announced at RAW 1,000 that he wants to win the WWE Championship one more time before he retires. Since then, The Rock and CM Punk have been exchanging trash talk on Twitter and the feeling is that The Rock would not be happy if Punk dropped the belt and his WWE title match was against someone else.

– WWE.com has a feature up looking at “Five Backstage Heroes” they are thankful for, including cameramen, catering, WWE’s IT team and photographers.

– As announced on Monday’s WWE RAW, this week’s episode of WWE Main Event will be headlined by John Cena vs Damien Sandow.

– The Shield is now Twitter at @TheShieldWWE.

– The Rock is being advertised for WWE RAW on January 21st, 2013, the night after the Royal Rumble PPV.

– WWE is advertising that The Rock will be appearing live when WWE returns to Lafayette, Louisiana on February 18th for a WWE RAW taping. A ticket pre-sale begins this week with the password CHAMP.

– 3MB member Drew McIntyre tweeted the following on Monday, teasing a “huge announcement” from the band:

https://twitter.com/heathslateromrb/status/273216777746534401

They later posted a Tout video from a bar on Bourbon Street titled, “Our First Single.” In the video, 3MB is on stage at a bar and asks the crowd if they’re ready to hear “real music” from 3MB, but it cuts off before the single can be heard:

– Here is footage of the interview Michael Cole conducted with The Shield that aired on Monday’s RAW:

* Backstage News on THE SHIELD: More Members Joining, Aligned With Paul Heyman?

– WWE broadcaster Josh Mathews turned 32 on Sunday. Today’s birthdays include former WWE Tough Enough winner Maven Huffman (36), former WWE wrestler Brian Lee (“Fake Undertaker” and DOA member Chainz), former WWE diva Ivory and WWE Hall of Famer Blackjack Mulligan.

– WWE superstar The Rock has completed filming Fast 6 over in London. he tweeted on Monday:

THANK YOU to our UK #Fast6 film crew – long hours, dedicated work & dirty jokes. #ItsAWrap #TeamBringItUK pic.twitter.com/X3YhqvMD

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 26, 2012

Now, he’s heading back to the United States to continue his training for his upcoming WWE Championship match against CM Punk at January’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view:

On jet leavin' London.. months of shooting #Fast6 & intense training/dieting/mat work for my @WWE Championship match. #TBI #PushThePace

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 26, 2012

* Find Out When THE ROCK Is Returning To WWE Television

– WWE’s “Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro: Volume 2” will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 12, 2013.

– WWE superstar The Rock recently spoke to Australia’s Courier Mail about his days as a rugby player in New Zealand:

“I use to live in New Zealand for sometime and I went to school in New Zealand and I played rugby. I have been very lucky, I played American football for a very long time, American professional wrestling for a very long time and had my fair share of action in Hollywood … there is no tougher sport than rugby.

“And for those who have played it and understand the game know what I am talking about and those who don’t and I have this argument with my American buddies all the time who are great football players and I tell them ‘so as amazing as you are in football I want you to take all your pads off including your helmet and go play the game and see how long you last’. So no I don’t wish I was playing.”

– Here is Episode 93 of Zack Ryder’s Z! True Long Island Story YouTube show, which is Part 3 of his “Best Of” episodes:

* Rumored ROYAL RUMBLE Winner & News On THE MIZ Getting A Huge Babyface Push

While serving as the Official Grand Marshal of McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago, WWE Champion CM Punk was interviewed by a WGN reported, who noted hearing that Punk will be wrestling The Rock soon. “Yes,” Punk said in response. He was then asked to give a Thanksgiving message for his upcoming opponent.

“The Rock knows he’s going to get hurt. And afterwards he’s going to go back to making movies and I’m going to go back to doing what I do, which is hurting other people,” said Punk.

Though an encounter between the two has been teased since the summer, it had not been confirmed. On the 1000th episode of Raw, The Rock announced that would he would face the WWE Champion at Royal Rumble.

– Canada’s CTVNews.ca has published an interview with WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart. Hart talks about the new WWE ’13 video game, WWE’s Attitude Era and says he’s got plenty of respect for today’s talent “especially because it’s a much more drug-free environment.”

“There’s a lot of innovators,” he said, citing Rey Mysterio, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. “They’ve really stepped up a lot. They might not be as big and as bulky as the wrestlers back in the ’80s were, but they’re every bit as hard-workers as this industry has seen. I think they’re working harder today than they’ve ever been working.”

– The Rock tweeted the following on Friday, giving a shout out to his buddy CM Punk:

@CMPunk Just stopped by to say hello to the @WWE Champion – The Best In The World. See ya soon my friend.. #Rumble2013

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 23, 2012

– WWE’s Tyson Kidd and Justin Roberts both celebrated career milestones on Thanksgiving. Tyson Kidd tweeted:

November 22 2002 I made my New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut. I can still remember every detail about that tour. Can't believe it's been 10 yrs

— TJ Wilson (@TJWilson) November 22, 2012

Justin Roberts wrote:

It began 16 years ago today, Sonny Rogers allowed me to announce a match on his wrestling show in Waukegan, IL. #Thankful Happy Thanksgiving

— Justin Roberts (@JustinRoberts) November 22, 2012

– The Rock noted on Twitter that he was in the United States visiting family for Thanksgiving on Thursday and is now headed back to London for to finish the final scenes for Fast 6. With The Rock scheduled to wrestle CM Punk at the Royal Rumble, he will be making a few appearances on WWE television in the coming weeks.

– Former WWE superstar John Morrison will be doing some acting later this month in Los Angeles, California. Morrison wil be appearing in the stage play “A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens” at the Kirk Douglas Theater. The show runs from November 24th through December 30th.

– Former WWE diva Serena Deeb did some volunteer work in Washington DC on Thursday. She tweeted:

So enjoyed volunteering at DC's Feast of Sharing today. Perfect reminder that happiness is not based on having material things/possessions.

— Serena (@SerenaDeeb) November 21, 2012

– Here’s the latest installment of WWE’s “Outside the Ring” Youtube series with featuring John Cena and Kofi Kingston.

With CM Punk retaining the WWE Championship against Ryback and John Cena at Survivor Series on Sunday, thereby likely solidifying an expected match with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at Royal Rumble, the sports-entertainment organization’s creative team has discussed a scenario where The Straight Edge Superstar would defeat The Great One at the annual January pay-per-view event. This would subsequently lead to Punk defending the title against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXIX, and Johnson facing Cena in a non-title re-match at the same event.

Original creative plans called for Johnson to defeat Punk at the Rumble, leading to a match against Cena for the title—which could still occur. Creative has given thought to how Johnson winning the WWE Championship would impact the product since there would be no titles defenses at houses shows for over two months, and also add a new issue of whether he would defend the title at the February pay-per-view event, Elimination Chamber. Not awarding Johnson would rectify this problem.

Though the importance of the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship has diminished in recent years, one of the primary reasons that creative has yet to unify the belts is because they feel a title match should close out all house shows.

(source: F4WOnline.com)

– Chad Baxter, a former collegiate wrestling champion WWE released last week from developmental, complained about the organization’s stagnant product on Twitter days later, writing, “Im sick of seeing the same matches on @WWE #Boring #Overplayed.”

When asked why WWE would release him, as well as fellow developmental wrestlers Chase Donovan and Nick Rogers, he wrote, “Its a mystery! Unfortunately I don’t know the answer why this happened.” He then re-tweeted a message stating, “WWE was stupid releasing you.”

Baxter added that he has plans to continue wrestling.

– The debut of Roman Reigns at Survivor Series has drawn comparisons to that of another Samoan wrestler who made a surprise debut at a WWE pay-per-view event: Manu. The two grapplers are close cousins, with Reigns being the son of WWE Hall of Famer Sika and Manu being the son of Afa—Sika and Afa were enshrined together in 2007. Manu, who continues to compete on the independent circuit as Afa Jr., weighed in on Reigns’ WWE debut via Twitter Monday, writing, “My Partner in crime growing up. My cousin Roman Reigns debuted last night. #Proud #ImTheOnlyOneMissingNow #SeeYaSoon #TryNstopMe.”

– The 2010 movie Tooth Fairy, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, airs on FX tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.

– The Rock noted on Twitter that he’ll be meeting two of his fans today on the set of Fast 6:

Big set visit this AM.. Meeting Carl (@MakeAWish) & Jack (Starlight Foundation). Easily the BEST part of my job. #MyLuckyDay

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 20, 2012

– Mick Foley, The Miz, Kofi Kingston and Natalya visited Saint Maria Goretti School in Westfield, Indiana on Monday to talk about the power of reading, and to kick off the WrestleMania Reading Challenge. A photo gallery of the event can be seen at Facebook.com.

– Chris Jericho was asked on Twitter who he would want to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame. He replied:

I’ll never get in… “@hierkommtalex: @IAmJericho Who should induct you into the WWE HOF?”

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) November 20, 2012

– WWE’s official Twitter account noted that the @WWEThoroughbred account claiming to be NXT star Roman Reigns is a fake, despite the fact that the NXT website linked to it. WWE verified that Reigns can be found on Twitter at @WWERomanReigns.

– WWE returns to the McKenzie Arena at the University Of Tennessee in Chattanooga on February 1st, 2012. Tickets go on sale December 1st at 10 AM.

– The upcoming NXT live event from the Armory in Orlando, FL on November 28th has been rescheduled and will now take place on February 13th, 2013.

– Jerry Lawler tweeted that the television show Inside Edition will have a segment on him tomorrow featuring the WWE doctor who saved his life, Dr. Mike Sampson.

CM Punk took a shot at the Rock on Twitter this afternoon, writing:

Dwayne says it doesn't matter who his opponent is for the rumble.Funny, I say it doesn't matter who is in the new G.I. Joe, it'll still suck

— player/coach (@CMPunk) November 19, 2012

The Rock responded:

@WWE @CMPunk I dig your sense of humor.. Saw GI Joe last week – bad ass. I beat Cobra like a drum.. like I'll beat you Phillip. #Rumble2013

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 19, 2012

– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson addressed the record breaking ticket sales for WrestleMania 29 ticket sales via Twitter: “NY/NJ – @WWE #TeamBringIt breaks all time tix sale record! @Giants @nyjets #MetLifeStadium #WrestleMania2013 #HomeOfTheRock.”

Tickets for WrestleMania 29 went on sale to the general public last Saturday and sold out almost immediately. All told, WWE sold 52,029 tickets, which broke the record set in 2002 for first day sales, which was at 51,620, according to the Wrestling Observer. The company also broke the record for the biggest gate in pro wrestling history, as the show has topped $10 million already.

– This week’s “Backstage Fallout” for SmackDown is online. Here is the synopsis: “Does Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston trust his Team Foley teammate The Miz? In this edition of “Backstage Fallout,” find out if “The Wildcat” can leave the “past in the past” and work with The Awesome One at Survivor Series. Plus, Wade Barrett tells the WWE Universe what they can expect from him at this weekend’s pay-per-view.”

– In a change to Sunday’s Survivor Series Pre-Show contest, the official WWE website announced Thursday that Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd will square off against two members of 3MB. Gabriel and Kidd replace Santino Marella and Zack Ryder in the bout.

– Smith Hart, brother of Bret Hart, offered his predictions for WWE’s Hall of Fame Class of 2013 via Twitter. He believes Mick Foley, Bob Backlund, Carlos Colon, The Honky Tonk Man and Lawrence Taylor will be enshrined.

– WWEShop.com has released T-Shirts on The Rock—The Rock Bull Skull Retro T-Shirt and The Rock Seal of Approval Retro T-Shirt.

– Some Target department stores are selling WWE’s 2008 DVD release on Edge, Edge – A Decade of Decadence, as well as the 2008 DVD release on The Rock, The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment, for $5.00 each.

– With Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson securing the lead role for the Brett Ratner-directed action film Hercules, and production kicking off in “early 2013,” it has been speculated that his WWE involvement in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 29 may be affected. However, the word among WWE circles is that organization officials are not expecting his filming commitments to impact his dates.

– The official website of NXT Wrestling has added Sasha Banks to its Divas roster.

Banks, formerly known as Mercedes KV, is a 20-year-old New England-based women’s wrestler. She recently debuted in WWE’s developmental program after impressing company officials at a talent evaluation session in June—resulting in a contract.

– Bill Apter recently spoke to former WWE Superstar Michael Tarver, who addressed his current endeavors, hopes for the future, time with the Nexus, and more.

(source: F4WOnline.com)

– As if Dwayne Johnson’s movie schedule wasn’t busy enough, several newspapers based out of the Middle East are reporting that The Rock has another project on his schedule slated for March 2013.

The Rock has reportedly signed on to star in a remake of “Arabian Nights” along with Anthony Hopkins and Zac Efron. The movie will begin shooting in March 2013 in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E and has a budget of around $90 million. For more information, visit GulfNews.com.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge, who underwent another neck surgery last week, tweeted a series of messages on Monday night stating that he won’t be at WrestleMania and sounds like he’s tired of talking about WWE. Here’s what Edge said:

Does he keep up with RAW?: “not really”

Does he have a Legends contract?: “don’t even know what a ‘legends contract’ is. Not on a legend, non legend, mid card, or janitor contract.”

Will He Be At WrestleMania? “no, in Winnipeg that day”

Does he miss being in the ring? “just crowd reactions. Nothing else”

The content listing for WWE’s “The Attitude Era” three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-Ray scheduled for release on Nov. 20 has been released.

The synopsis for the title reads: “In the late-90s, WWE was struggling for ratings survival while a cultural shift in the viewing audience’s taste was occurring. “Saying your prayers and taking your vitamins” had lost its luster amongst the rebellious masses who preferred “flipping the bird” and “laying the smackdown”… Enter Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H and Mankind and the notorious crop of edge and fearless Superstars who ushered in The Attitude Era. Now in this 3DVD set fans can own all the infamous moments from this controversial and revolutionary era that redefined sports entertainment for an entire generation. Over 8-hours of envelope-pushing content includes all the agression, antics and innuendos that proved to be the perfect cocktail for an explosion of popularity.”

Here is the listing, courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com.

DISC 1

Documentary:

The Birth of Attitude

Entrance Music

D-Generation X

Austin vs. McMahon

Long-Arching Stories

Innovations

New Demographic

Critics

Expansion

Comedy

Wealth of Talent

The World Was Watching

Watershed Period
Jim Ross interviews Goldust & Marlena
Raw – Nov 3, 1997

Steve Austin Throws the InterContinental Championship Off A Bridge
Raw – Dec 15, 1997

Soldier of Love
Raw – May 4, 1998

Mr McMahon Presents Mankind with the WWE Hardcore Championship
Raw – Nov 2, 1998

Jim Ross Interviews Triple H
Sunday Night Heat – July 25, 1999

An Evening At The Friendly Tap
SmackDown! – Jan 20, 2000

Mae Young and the Acolyte Protection Agency
SmackDown! – Jan 27, 2000

“The Jug Band”
Judgment Day 2000

Triple H Trains Trish Stratus
SmackDown! – July 27, 2000

Edges Totally Awesome Birthday
Raw – Oct 30, 2000

The Rocks Message to His Hell in a Cell Opponents
Raw – Dec 4, 2000

GTV

DISC 2

Mike Tyson Joins DX
Raw – Mar 2, 1998

A New Beginning For D-Generation X
Raw – March 30, 1998

Sable vs. “Marvelous” Marc Mero
Raw – May 11, 1998

Nation of Degeneration
Raw – July 6, 1998

Brawl for All Match
Bart Gunn vs. “Dr Death” Steve Williams
Raw – July 27, 1998

Four Corners Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
The Undertaker & Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kane & Mankind vs. The New Age Outlaws vs. The Rock & Owen Hart
Raw – Aug 10, 1998

Lions Den Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Owen Hart
SummerSlam 1998

Finals of WWE Championship Tournament
The Rock vs. Mankind
Survivor Series 1998

The Rock & The Undertaker vs. Mankind & Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw – Dec 7, 1998

Austin Gives The Corporation A Beer Bath
Raw – March 22, 1999

The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw – June 28, 1999

The Debut of Y2J
Raw – Aug 9, 1999

DISC 3

Content still to be confirmed.

Special Features

(Expected Best Buy Exclusive)

GTV – Al Snow & Head

Mae Young Gives Birth
Raw – Feb 28, 2000

WWE Womens Championship Match
Lita vs. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
Raw – June 12, 2000

The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz
Raw – July 17, 2000

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

King of Kings Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Triple H vs. Owen Hart
Raw – June 29, 1998

The Oddities w/ Insane Clown Posse vs. The Headbangers
Raw – Sept 28, 1998

The Truth About Sammy
Raw – Jan 18, 1999

The Unholy Union of Stephanie McMahon & The Undertaker
Raw – April 26, 1999

The Rock vs. Val Venis
SmackDown – Oct 7, 1999

Survivor Series Elimination Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Kane & Shane McMahon vs. Triple H, X-Pac & The New Age Outlaws
SmackDown – Nov 4, 1999

WWE Hardcore Championship Match
Al Snow vs. Crash Holly
SmackDown – June 29, 2000

The Hardy Boyz & Lita vs. Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero & Dean Malenko
SmackDown – Nov 30, 2000

Chris Jericho & The Dudley Boyz vs. Kurt Angle, Edge & Christian
Raw – Dec 25, 2000

– Season 2 of the CMT show “Redneck Island” starring WWE Hall of Fame “Stone Cold” Steve Austin premieres tonight at 9PM (EST). The episode will replay at midnight and at 2AM.

– With WrestleMania 29 tickets officially going on sale to the public this morning, WWE superstar The Rock tweeted the following message assuring fans that he will indeed be there:

Gave @WWE Universe my word I would "Electrify" Met Life Stadium @Wrestlemania like never before. Tickets on sale today..#TeamBringItStrong

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 10, 2012

– Speaking of The Rock, he’s currently in London filming scenes for the movie Fast Six and tweeted the following picture from the set. The Rock will be jumping off the roof of Wembley Stadium tonight for the movie and tweeted:

WEMBLEY STADIUM. Me & #Fast6 director Justin Lin. Tonight we make history. Yup.. #RockJumpsOffWembley pic.twitter.com/2iJo2XeL

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 9, 2012

– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has secured the lead role for Hercules, reports Deadline.com.

Production on the film is scheduled to begin in “early 2013,” which could coincide with Johnson’s involvement with WWE in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 29.

The Brett Ratner-directed action film will be co-produced by Paramount and MGM. The screenplay is based on Radical Studios’ graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars.

– WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon was a special guest speaker at the The SportsBusiness Journal’s 2012 Covington & Burling Sports Media & Technology Conference in Times Square in New York City. Click here to see WWE.com’s photos of the event.

– AXS.com is currently holding a pre-sale for the Dec. 28 SmackDown live event in Minneapolis at the Target Center with the passcode Sheamus. Sheamus vs. Big Show and Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio are advertised as the main events.

The cover artwork for WWE’s The Attitude Era DVD and Blu-Ray has surfaced online and it features a collage of over 40 Superstars, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock, Sable, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Mike Tyson, Dude Love and Val Venis.

Here is the cover, courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com.

This three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-Ray is scheduled for release on Nov. 20. The synopsis reads: “In the late-90s, WWE was struggling for ratings survival while a cultural shift in the viewing audience’s taste was occurring. “Saying your prayers and taking your vitamins” had lost its luster amongst the rebellious masses who preferred “flipping the bird” and “laying the smackdown”… Enter Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H and Mankind and the notorious crop of edge and fearless Superstars who ushered in The Attitude Era. Now in this 3DVD set fans can own all the infamous moments from this controversial and revolutionary era that redefined sports entertainment for an entire generation. Over 8-hours of envelope-pushing content includes all the agression, antics and innuendos that proved to be the perfect cocktail for an explosion of popularity.”

– Following his fourth straight loss to Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston on Tuesday’s SuperSmackDown LIVE, The Miz explains on “Backstage Fallout” why he is upset with vocal WWE fans. Plus, William Regal makes a vow after making his in-ring return.

– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed that he was a fan of Ultimate Warrior growing up.

Joey Styles tweeted Johnson on WWE.com’s article on the fifteen greatest Superstar entrances and “The Great One” responded, “Honored to be on it. Wrestlemania 6: My fav Warrior entrance of all time. #OnFire.”

– The late “Ravishing” Rick Rude is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.