WWE 2K24 is set to have the first batch of downloadable content on May 15. The popular video game series will have five DLC packs, which fans can purchase together in a season pass for $39.99. In preparation for next week’s release, WWE 2K24 has shared a first look at ECW legend The Sandman. 

The upcoming DLC titled the ECW Punk Pack features The Sandman, The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley), Terry Funk, and CM Punk as playable characters. It will mark the first time they will be playable in the last few years, including The Sandman, who hasn’t been in a WWE video game since Smackdown vs. Raw 2008. 

WWE 2K24’s X/Twitter account previewed a first look and the entrance for The Sandman. 

Let's hear it for The Sandman ?

The ECW Punk Pack for #WWE2K24 is available May 15 pic.twitter.com/adPs0h39mD

— #WWE2K25 (@WWEgames) May 6, 2024

More On The Sandman In WWE 2K24

Although the hardcore icon character model looks good, his appearance resembles his time in WWE. Fans may be disappointed that his signature ECW theme, Enter Sandman by Metallica, isn’t featured in his entrance. It’s also noticeable that the ECW legend doesn’t come to the ring from the crowd in the game. 

It’s unclear why WWE 2K developers didn’t include The Sandman’s signature entrance in their latest installment. Alongside the first look at the hardcore legend, WWE 2K24 revealed that he has an 86 overall. The Sandman’s stats come as a surprise, with the ECW icon having better numbers than current WWE superstars. 

The Sandman’s Overall Compared To Current WWE Superstars In The Game

The Sandman’s high overall may surprise some fans compared to active WWE talent featured in the game. WWE 2K24 has the former ECW World Heavyweight Champion rated higher than the likes of AJ Styles (85), Chad Gable (80), and Austin Theory (72). He also has a better overall than other WWE Hall of Famers featured in the game, like Booker T (85) and Harley Race (84). 

In an interview with Squared Circle Pit’s Rob Pasbani, WWE 2K24 Producer Bryan Williams explained how it’s decided to give certain wrestlers their overall. 

SEScoops’ Thomas Lowson transcribed the following quotes. 

“For us on the design side, we’re really big on character differentiation and making sure that when you select a character that they are of their appropriate hierarchy on the card. Not everybody can be a Roman Reigns. You have people that are at the tippety top of the card and then you have people that are not, but there’s no slight on anybody,” said Williams.

Williams also noted how many championships a wrestler has held and their win/loss record were considered when making the decision. 

It’s unclear why the WWE 2K developers felt The Sandman should have a better overall than several top current talent and legends. However, fans of the ECW legend will soon get a chance to put his overall to the test next week. 

Emmy Award winner Paul Walter Hauser has another wrestling win to his name after defeating Sami Callihan at WrestleCon’s Supershow, albeit with some extreme help. 

The match took place at the WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow on April 4 and was an ode to hardcore wrestling. Chairs, kendo sticks, and doors were used as weapons, and ECW alum Bill ‘Fonzie’ Alfonso also got involved. 

Near the end of the match, Callihan was in control and it appeared that he’d be the first man to defeat Hauser in the ring. That was until the lights went down and “Enter Sandman” played, signifying the arrival of The Sandman. Inside the ECW Arena, Sandman helped Hauser get the win over Callihan. 

Enter Sandman at ECW Arena, immaculate vibes ??? #WrestleCon pic.twitter.com/bJoewQ8UUP

— ???? (@KXNGAO) April 5, 2024

Paul Walter Hauser in Wrestling

Hauser, best known for his roles in Black Bird, I, Tonya, and Cruella, is now 3-0 in the world of professional wrestling. The actor made his wrestling debut at Wrestling Revolver’s UnReal event in November 2023 with a win over Matthew Palmer. He followed up on that by defeating Matt Cardona at Revolver’s Ready or Not event in March 2024.

Hauser has hardly kept his love of professional wrestling a secret even when not in the ring. At the 75th annual Emmy Awards, Hauser took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Larry Hall in Apple TV+’s Black Bird. His acceptance speech included several name-drops and references from the world of pro wrestling, including Matt Cardona and ‘get the tables!’

Pro wrestling fans got excited the moment it was confirmed that it was confirmed that Dark Side of the Ring is coming back for season five. Now, we are getting even more details about what is in the pipeline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V7xEp5hGzg

Dark Side of the Ring Season 5 Plans

VICE TV’s Dark Side of the Ring has become a must-watch for wrestling fans, as they dive into sometimes controversial topics from pro wrestling’s past. With its past four seasons generating significant discussion in recent memory, season five has a lot to live up to. 

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that the upcoming fifth season of Dark Side of the Ring is in the works, and a list of episodes has been revealed. 

Season five is set to cover “Black Saturday,” the 1984 moment when Vince McMahon orchestrated a takeover of Georgia Championship Wrestling’s lucrative TBS cable TV timeslot. Additionally, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle and ECW legend The Sandman will each have episodes dedicated to their life stories. 

Other people slated for featured episodes in season five reportedly include Brutus Beefcake, Buff Bagwell, and Harley Race, who passed away in 2019 due to lung cancer. 

Chris Adams, who is credited for training Stone Cold Steve Austin and popularizing the superkick, will also get a focus for an episode on season five.

For the new season of Dark Side of the Ring, we know of these episodes: Brutus Beefcake, Harley Race, Buff Bagwell, Kurt Angle, Chris Adams, Sandman and Black Saturday (when Vince McMahon purchased Georgia Championship Wrestling to get access to the TBS time slot in 1984. Glenn “Kane” Jacobs was campaigning for Donald Trump in Iowa. 

Dark Side of the Ring Season 5 Air Date

As of right now, there is no information on the air date for season five on VICE TV, as filming is scheduled for later this year. We will keep you updated when an actual date comes out.

The show is unafraid to tackle wrestling’s darker moments, such as The Plane Ride from Hell, the Benoit family tragedy, and Owen Hart’s tragic death. The success of the show also led VICE TV to produce several spinoffs, including Dark Side of the ’90s, Dark Side of Comedy, and Dark Side of Football in recent years. 

The Sandman went on a drunken rant after botching the finish of a match at Florida based promotion Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling’s (ARW) show on Friday, February 21, 2020. The promotion held a three-year anniversary show at the Space Coast Convention Center in Cocoa Florida.

The show featured a four-way match on the card between The Sandman, Shannon Moore, Chico Adams and Vertigo for the Atomic Next Level Championship. While the match was set to go for about 15 minutes, The Sandman ended the match in only 1 minute and went on a “drunken rant”. This is all according to the ARW, who released a statement and uploaded a video of the incident on their YouTube channel.

In the video, The Sandman deliberately doesn’t kick out from a pinfall attempt by Moore, 1 minute into the match. After the match, the “drunken rant” takes place. The Sandman calls the location “Orlando” despite the event taking place in Cocoa.

According to ARW, Sandman caused numerous problems backstage as well as “sexually harassing multiple female wrestlers and insulting and trash-talking most of the talent on the show which nearly lead to a backstage altercation.” ARW said that they would never work with The Sandman again.

Back in December 2019, IMPACT Knockouts Champion Jodynn Grace called out The Sandman for his sexist comments. According to Grace, he told her that it was “wrong” that women were headlining a wrestling event and that any male wrestler with experience would agree with him. Many prominent names from the industry including Chris Jericho and Will Ospreay expressed their disagreement with The Sandman’s views publicly. Grace wrote the following on Twitter in response to the current incident: “Dunno what to say except I told you so.”

Wrestlers React To The Sandman’s Negative Comments Regarding Women Main Eventing Shows

You can watch the video from the event below:

Former ECW wrestler and WWE Superstar The Sandman recently looked back on the infamous crucifixion angle between himself and Raven. In an interview with The Hannibal TV, Sandman spoke about the event and even addressed Kurt Angle’s negative reaction to it.

Sandman claimed that the only reason the storyline “blew up” was because Angle was present that night. If it wasn’t for him and his reaction, he doesn’t believe it would have gained as much traction as it did. 

“I loved it, dude, I thought it was great,” he confessed. “I made that f—g cross, you know what else I made? Dreamers scaffold match with Brian Lee, I made that by myself, I put that whole thing together because that’s what I do, I do construction.”

Recalling the reaction the crowd had that night, Sandman noted how “the silence was deafening” in the audience. “I’m starting to realize that if they’re not reacting at all, then it’s f—g heavy, so I’m feeling the heaviness of it.” 

“Do You Think He Went To Vince And Complained?”

Following that night’s events, Sandman noted how several people including Paul Heyman, Shane Douglas, Kurt Angle, and others demanded an apology. Raven did eventually apologize—a fact that Sandman took issue with. He pointed to WWE’s hypocrisy when, months later, they aired a similar angle featuring The Undertaker and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

“The funny thing is here, that six months later, Kurt’s in the WWE, Austin’s getting hung on a f—g cross just like we did, do you think he went to Vince and complained? But I understand him a little bit then, because…religion was never involved really in wrestling like that.”

More recently, The Sandman allegedly made disparaging comments regarding women wrestling in the main event at wrestling shows, with several wrestlers from across the industry reacting negatively to his thoughts.

H/T to Wrestlezone for the transcription.

E-C-W! E-C-W! E-C-W!

The chants can still be heard today. In fact, WWE still capitalizes on those three letters to this very day.

For example, last Monday night after RAW, WWE premiered “ECW Exposed” on the WWE Network as part of a full “ECW Week” theme for their digital subscription service.

Next Tuesday night, a second edition of “ECW Exposed” is scheduled to air on the WWE Network.

Hell, this weekend, Tommy Dreamer will be presenting the seventh “House Of Hardcore” event, which is considered by many to be a show with the old “ECW feel” to it.

My question is this, why do we see so many ECW reunion shows, but no WCW reunion shows? I’m assuming it has a lot to do with dollars and cents.

For an ECW reunion show to be held, you need at least some of the following guys: Paul Heyman, Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, Taz, Bully Ray, Devon, Terry Funk, The Sandman, Rob Van Dam, Raven and Shane Douglas. Sure, there are many other names you can go with, but you need at least a few of those guys on the event for it to feel like a legitimate ECW reunion show.

For a WCW reunion show to be held, you need at least some of the following guys: Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Diamond Dallas Page, Lex Luger, Sid Vicious, Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner. Again, many names are missing, but the fact remains, the price tags of the key guys needed for an ECW reunion show versus the price tags for a WCW reunion show are world’s apart.

WWE has at different points in time had enough of the aforementioned WCW names under contract, and certainly has enough money to secure the stars they didn’t have at a particular point in time, to put together a legitimate WCW reunion show.

Outside of the financial side of putting together a reunion show for the former two biggest rival promotions to WWE, there is the financial side of how much these shows would generate.

When you compare the amount of DVDs sold between “The Rise & Fall Of ECW” and “The Rise & Fall Of WCW,” again you will notice that they are world’s apart.

When ECW went out of business in 2001 they were still a beloved promotion that just didn’t have the financial backing or television exposure to stay afloat. When WCW went out of business in 2001 they barely had a pulse.

The fan-base for ECW was a rabid, cult-like fan-base that loved their home-promotion dearly. The fan-base for WCW by the time the company folded in 2001 was practically nonexistent.

Still, it feels like there is enough WCW nostalgia for a reunion show to work. Anytime rumors circulate that claim WWE is in negotiations with Goldberg, Sting, or any of the other major names wrestling fans associate with WCW, there is a huge buzz. Fans are excited at the prospect of these guys coming into the current fold and squaring off against today’s crop of WWE Superstars.

Currently, there is a lot of interest in a Sting vs. Undertaker match at WrestleMania. There has been buzz in the recent past about a possible showdown between Goldberg and his modern-day carbon-copy Ryback. There’s even been a lot of interest in “The Hulkster” lacing up his red and yellow boots once more.

If WWE were to sign all of these guys, or ever considered the idea at any point in time, why is it out of the realm of possibility that a WCW reunion show would be a success? Personally, I think it would work, however, I think WWE wants the WCW legacy buried and forgotten, and wants the fans of today to only remember history the way Vince McMahon and company choose to portray it.

Ever watched the “Monday Night War” documentary series on the WWE Network? Right there is a perfect example of the WWE-version of history being told.

The fact is, ECW was never a close second to WWE. They definitely provided a template on how to change the wrestling product into something more modern that fans of that generation soaked up in droves. The fact remains, however, that WCW was kicking WWE’s ass for a lengthy period of time.

Prior to that, when WWE was the top dog, WCW was always nipping at their heels. NWA before WCW was at times a close-second to WWE, and for a long period of time was considered to have the better talent roster. Additionally, NWA would beat WWE in television ratings on a somewhat regular basis before fans really paid attention to TV ratings or considered them any legitimate measure of success, as was the case when the ratings became the focal point of the WWE vs. WCW “Monday Night Wars.”

Outside of WrestleMania once a year, WWE puts on pay-per-views that for the most part feel the same. Nothing seems special or different about them anymore, and the entire idea behind a pay-per-view is to put on an event that feels bigger and more unique than a typical weekly wrestling television program.

Unfortunately, current WWE pay-per-views just feel like a slightly better version of a solid edition of WWE RAW and/or WWE SmackDown, when the company should be striving to put on pay-per-views that feel like “must see” or “can’t miss” programming.

Something tells me if WWE were to book a WCW reunion pay-per-view, if they booked the right guys, it would generate a ton of interest and likely draw a solid buyrate. It would garner interest from fans who escaped the wrestling bubble and moved on with their lives back in 2001 when the only alternative to the WWE-style of wrestling went out of business.

Picture it guys — WCW One Night Stand!

I’d fork out $44.95 and spend three hours of a Sunday evening to watch it.

And something tells me many others would as well.

How about you? Would you be interested in buying a “WCW Reunion” pay-per-view event? Let us know by posting your feedback in the “Comments” section below. You can also connect with me directly on Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBooneWZR and/or on Twitter @MBoone420.

SESCOOPS.COM reader Steve O’Neill sent along the following:

EXTREME LEGENDS ADDED SANDMAN, SHANE DOUGLAS, SABU, STEVIE RICHARDS, NJPW, LUCHA LIBRE AT FORMER ECW ARENA SATURDAY 3/1 FOR EXTREME RISING

EXTREME RISING PRO WRESTLING returns to the former ECW Arena (now 2300 Arena) for “SPRINGTIME BEATDOWN” Saturday, March 1st 2014 – 7pm Bell time, 6:30pm pre-show. Doors open 5:30pm. The Arena is located at 7 W. Ritner Street (Corners of Swanson & Ritner) Philadelphia, PA 19148.

T-minus 23 days, 9 hours, and change until…

“SPRINGTIME BEATDOWN”

THE SANDMAN returns to EXTREME RISING and home to the ECW Arena to drink some beers, smoke cigarettes, and to cane a few people. Raise your beer and wear your SANDMAN shirt on 3/1 to show your support!

THE FRANCHISE SHANE DOUGLAS has unfinished business of his own to attend to upon his return to the former ECW Arena where he reigned as ECW World Heavyweight Champion longer than anyone else in the history of Extreme Championship Wrestling.

STEVIE RICHARDS* will defend the Extreme Rising World Title, that is as long as he retains it against SABU 2/8 in Pittsburgh, PA at “Black, Gold, & Extreme”.

“International Warfare” SABU* vs. DAMIEN 666

“Hardcore Tag Team Match” BALLS MAHONEY & AXL ROTTEN vs. 2 TUFF TONY & MATT TREMONT

“Global Conquest 3” GREEK GOD PAPADON vs. TAKAAKI WATANABE (NJPW)

“Six Man Tag” BLK OUT vs. DA HIT SQUAD W/PITBULL GARY WOLF

“Wildkat Four Way” “The SituAsian” BUKO DAO vs. PURPLE HAZE vs. “Absoulte” RICKY STARKS vs. BOLT BRADY

More talent and matches to be announced…

Also scheduled to appear “Southern Stomper” LUKE HAWX, RICH “BEAST” ORTIZ, “Lonesome” JAY BRADELY, DEVON STORM, BLUE MEANIE, THOMAS “Inch Worm” RODMAN, AND MORE.

*Card Subject to Change if SABU defeats STEVIE RICHARDS for the Extreme Rising World Title, a rematch on 3/1 at the former ECW Arena will take place.

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SESCOOPS.COM reader Nate Stein sent along the following:

George Zimmerman Challenged By Sandman!

Since the announcement that George Zimmerman would step into a boxing ring, The Game, DMX, Kanye West, Floyd Mayweather Sr., and more have all challenged him.

ECW legend, The Sandman, has also expressed interest in stepping into the ring to get justice for Trayvon Martin & America.

Celebrity boxing returns to the Philadelphia area this March.

Interested fighters, pro wrestlers, celebrities and more who are looking to compete or challenge George Zimmerman can contact fightgeorge@hotmail.com.

The following is the official press release for the previously reported Sandman vs. Tim Witherspoon “World Xtreme Entertainment” match:

GET IN ON WHAT EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT!

World Xtreme Entertainment Proudly Announces the Next Trend Setting Genre!

What:Hardcore stars of Pro Wrestling along with former Boxing Champions, MMA Fighters, Xtreme Sexy Battling Babes, and other combat sports combine for an evening unlike any other you have ever witnessed.

We invite you to the kickoff Press Conference (Thursday January 23 at 7:30 P.M. at Chickie and Petes 1526 packer ave in South Philadelphia) to be the first to learn about all the action and upcoming premiere show that will be taped for worldwide television and social media distribution.

Signed to Step in the Main Event, former ECW legend Sandman will go against two-time World Heavyweight Boxing champion Tim Witherspoon. They will battle it out in a 5-round-brawl with the winner crowned the very first Heavyweight champion of (World Xtreme Entertainment). To insure that no cheating ensues, Promoter Damon Feldman has retained the services of former Philadelphia Eagles’ Defensive Tackle Hollis Thomas as the special “enforcer referee.”

Feldman, a former Boxer and promoter of many high-profile Celebrity Boxing shows, will announce the date and venue of the first event at the Press Conference. Also the undercard matches will be revealed. I have several Hollywood Actors and Athletes on board to sign with this company this is novelty Boxing with great intense entertainment Im creating a Soap Opera in the Ring said Damon Feldman

“For the first time in history I have a ground-breaking fight,” Feldman said. “This is the first time anyone has promoted a tag team rules boxing match and it will be the semi-final match on our spectacular show! Believe me, no one has ever seen anything like this before! We’ll also have to title match for the Xtreme Battling Babes title, and six-other-blockbuster Matches!”

*** The Casting Call- We will be looking for female Models,Dancers, Professional Wrestlers Entertainers and Anyone who ever wanted and Dreamed of Stepping in the Ring this is your chance ** No Experience needed we will train you

When: Thursday January 23 at 7:30 P.M.

Where: Chickie and Petes 1526 Packer Ave South Philadelphia

Media info-484-318-6133

ECW original The Sandman is scheduled to compete against former two-time heavyweight boxing champion Tim Witherspoon in a five-round match to determine the first ever “World Xtreme Entertainment” champion.

The Sandman-Witherspoon bout will include a special referee, as former Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Hollis Thomas will serve as the celebrity ref for the match.

The WXE event will be promoted by controversial promoter Damon Feldman, who was involved in some of the celebrity boxing events in the past.

A press conference for the show will be held on Thursday at Chickie and Petes on 1526 Packer Avenue in South Philadelphia.

Feldman notes in the press release that several “Hollywood actors and athletes” are on board with the company, and that the first event will also feature a “tag-team boxing match” and an “Xtreme Battling Babes title match.”

The following are results from the House Of Hardcore 3 event in Poughkeepsie, New York. The event was held on Saturday, November 9, 2013.

– Sonjay Dutt def. Ben Ortiz via a back-flip into a double-stomp for the pin in the opening match.

– Matt Striker def. Lance Anoa’i when Striker rolled up Anoa’i and held the tights for the 1-2-3.

– Carlito & Rosita def. Stevie Richards & Tara when Rosita nailed Richards with a moonsault, which led to the pin.

– Vik Dalishus won a Hardcore Rules Battle Royal that featured pinfalls, submissions and over-the-top-rope eliminations.

– MVP def. Luke Gallows via the shining wizard.

– Devon & Matt Hardy def. Homicide & Eddie Kingston in tag-team action. The finish came when Devon set up a ladder with Hardy and nailed a double-uranage through a table.

– Rhino def. Kevin Steen via the gore for the 1-2-3.

– Tony Nese def. Alex Reynolds and Petey Williams via a 450 splash on Reynolds for the pinfall victory.

– Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk def. Sean Waltman & Lance Storm when Funk hit the airplane spin with the ladder on Waltman and Storm.

– Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray came out after the main event finish and beat up both Funk and Dreamer. Ray challenged Dreamer to a match on December 30th for TNA’s “One Night Only: Old School” event. Ray said the match would be an “Old School Street Fight” where falls count anywhere. Devon came out and joined Bully Ray, as both hit the 3D on Dreamer. After that, The Sandman came out and beat everyone up with his cane.

– Rey Mysterio won’t be attending Comic Con today due to a family issue. Mysterio has been asking fans for prayers for his mother, who has been hospitalized in critical condition.

I am deeply requesting 4 my 1m fallowers to please send out a prayer for my mom, she is not doing good! God Bless619

— ?Rey Mysterio? (@reymysterio) July 19, 2013

My moms still in critical condition but is still here with all her loved ones! ?FAITH?please keep the prayers coming! God is Good! 619

— ?Rey Mysterio? (@reymysterio) July 19, 2013

Gracias, thank u very much for for your support & faith! Trully believe that anything is possible through GOD!

— ?Rey Mysterio? (@reymysterio) July 19, 2013

Want to take the time to apologize for not being able to attend ComicCon today for the signing, due to my moms health condition! 619 Luv

— ?Rey Mysterio? (@reymysterio) July 19, 2013

– Vince McMahon, Triple H, Brock Lesnar and Rob Van Dam are all being advertised for the final SmackDown taping before SummerSlam (8/13) from San Jose, California.

Brock Lesnar and Triple H are both scheduled to appear at the August 19th RAW from Anaheim, the night after SummerSlam.

– ECW Original The Sandman (James Fullington) is a wanted man by the Delaware County, PA sheriff’s office for failure to pay $8,017.84 in child support. The photo below is from the local most wanted list:

(Source: PWInsider)

– The official WWE website has published an article ranking the 15 greatest ring entrances in sports-entertainment history.

“What’s more impressive, pulling up in an expensive sports car or walking through hellfire?” WWE states. “A calm walk through darkness or a mad dash to the ring?”

The list ranks 15. Ultimate Warrior, 14. Goldust, 13. Alberto Del Rio, 12. Glacier, 11. The Sandman, 10. The Rock, 9. Rey Mysterio, 8. Gangrel, 7. Goldberg, 6. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, 5. Hulk Hogan, 4. Kane, 3. Chris Jericho, 2. Triple H, 1. The Undertaker.

– Matches taped Monday in Birmingham, England for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars were Jimmy Uso vs. Jinder Mahal and Justin Gabriel vs. Tensai.

In a pre-taping dark match result, Tyson Kidd defeated Michael McGillicutty.

– WWE developmental Briley Pierce turned 28-years-old Sunday. He is the younger brother of WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler.

– The Divas roster page of WWE’s official NXT website, FCWWrestling.info, no longer lists Raquel Diaz. Her page was deleted altogether, which could indicate that she has been released from her WWE developmental contract.

Diaz, whose real name is Shaul Marie Guerrero, is the daughter of Vickie Guerrero and the late Eddie Guerrero. She joined developmental in October 2010, and has appeared a wrestler, valet and ring announcer. In the spring, she debuted an “Ultra Diva” character whose mission was to “exfoliate ugliness.”

Pictures of Raquel Diaz’s Ultra Diva Character

– The Sandman, who appeared on WWE’s version of ECW, is the latest addition to the company website’s Alumni section. WWE says of the hardcore wrestler, “The cane-swinging, beer-bashing brawler known as The Sandman was involved in some of the most brutal matches and rivalries in ECW history, and was the only competitor to hold the ECW Championship on five occasions.”

– KFDI.com is giving away ringside tickets to this Sunday’s Raw live event at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, as well as backstage passes for a pre-show meet and greet. Click here for more information.

– Making his first Massachusetts appearance in more than twenty years, Ultimate Warrior will appear at Big Time Wrestling’s debut in Downtown Boston, Friday, October 5 at the Reggie Lewis Center. Warrior will be in full face paint and make an in-ring appearance. Bobby Lashley, Carlito, Raven, The Sandman, a Divas Match featuring Jillian Hall

The Ultimate Big Time Wrestling Fanfest will be held prior to the event where fans can meet The Ultimate Warrior and all the BTW Superstars! Fanfest starts at 5:00 p.m. First match is 8:00 p.m. The Reggie Lewis Center Field House is located at 1350 Tremont St, Boston, Massachusetts. Event details are available here.

– The theme for WWE Classics On Demand programming during the month of October is “Legends of the Fall.” The evolution of Extreme Championship Wrestling, the inaugural WCW Fall Brawl and Two out of three falls match with Dory Funk, Jr. will be highlighted.

– Randy Orton, who is currently serving a 60-day suspension for his second violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program, was backstage at Monday’s Raw emanating from his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge has been announced to appear at the House of Hardcore’s debut on October 6 at Poughkeepsie, New York. Other talent slated for the show include Tommy Dreamer, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, Chris Masters, The Sandman, Daivari, Jazz, Luke Gallows, The Young Bucks, Hale Collins and Sami Callihan.

– The July 21 episode of A.M. Raw draw a 0.34 cable rating, with 377,000 viewers.

– Jim Ross commented on Monday’s Raw via Twitter: “I really enjoyed my time in St Louis..#RAW1000 was a heck of a production. Pleased I got to visit the announce desk. Thx WWE & Twitterverse.”

(source: PWInsider.com)

— Speaking to WWE Magazine, Kelly Kelly discussed her WWE rookie year in 2006 and recalled an angle where The Sandman struck her on the head with a Singapore Cane.

“I remember I took a hit one time from Sandman, and I don’t think a girl has ever taken that kind of shot before in WWE,” she says. “And, holy moly, I saw stars and I wanted to cry. He hit me right on top of the head. Mike Knox even hit his finisher on me. Come to think of it, when I signed up, I had some pretty brutal things done to me. I definitely was fearless back then.”

The complete interview is featured in the May 2012 issue.

— Stephanie Finochio, who appeared for WWE’s ECW brand in 2006 and 2007, has joined the Suffolk County, New York-based roller derby team Strong Island Derby Revolution. (‘Trinity’ Joins the ‘Derby Revolution’)

— Former WWE star MVP tweeted the following in response to whether he knows Lord Tensai: “I worked with Giant Bernard. I don’t know this Lord Tensai.”

— WWE star Goldust is the latest wrestling personality to critique Lacey Von Erich’s in-ring ability as he remarked the following on Twitter while watching her compete on last night’s episode of TNA iMPACT!:

“Lacey has no talent whatsoever.”

“She is horrible.”

“Great family but her no.”

Von Erich and Velvet Sky dropped the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship to Taylor Wilde and Hamada during the taped broadcast.

— As seen last night on iMPACT!, The Sandman returned to TNA Wrestling during the final segment of the show to join Tommy Dreamer’s team of “Hardcore Originals.” He has been officially announced for Sunday’s HardCORE Justice pay-per-view event.

In regards to his physical appearance, some within the organization felt he looked “rough” and had packed on a lot of weight since he last appeared on national television. (source: Pro Wrestling Torch)