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  • Undertaker’s Partner & Opponents For Post-WrestleMania Tour Of Europe In April

    Undertaker’s Partner & Opponents For Post-WrestleMania Tour Of Europe In April

    WWE recently added The Undertaker and Daniel Bryan to their post-WrestleMania 32 tour of Europe in April, and we can now confirm the specifics regarding “The Dead Man’s” matches on said-tour.

    While it’s unclear whether or not The Undertaker will be working the SmackDown television taping in London, England on April 19th, we can confirm that as of right now, he is scheduled to team with The Big Show to take on Luke Harper and Erick Rowan in tag-team matches on the non-televised live events scheduled for the tour.

    Below are the dates and locations for The Undertaker’s scheduled bookings on the post-WrestleMania 32 tour of Europe in April:

    – April 19th: SmackDown in London at the O2
    – April 20th: in Newcastle at The Newcastle Arena
    – April 21st: in Brussels at Forest National
    – April 22nd: in Paris at Accorhotels Arena
    – April 23rd: in Malaga at Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena

  • Editorial: The Undertaker’s WrestleMania 32 Opponent Is A Mystery And It’s Better That Way

    This tweet sent the WWE Universe into speculation-induced stupor. It wasn’t a surprise, as the moment John Cena says something remotely close to a teaser for a return, everyone would go crazy in anticipation. The former-WWE champion was thinking the same thing everyone else was.

    As soon as his quote hit the airwaves, every wrestling outlet on the planet began to come up with return plans for Cena. It was either Cena against the Undertaker, or Cena doing something to push a young star higher up the card.

    Whichever hand the WWE fans were dealt, including Cena on the WrestleMania card would be best for business. As most know, remaining healthy and coming back when it’s appropriate is the most-important thing any wrestler can do.

    This is where it gets very interesting. Last night, Dave Meltzer broke the news that Cena isn’t going to wrestle the Undertaker at WrestleMania. It’s not confirmed, so take it as a strong rumor for now. If that’s the case, who’s going to face the Phenom? His opponent may not even be on the main roster.

    Meltzer was told that Undertaker has an opponent scheduled for the event. The only information that has been given is that Undertaker’s opponent isn’t planned to be Cena, Kevin Owens, Braun Strowman, or Brock Lesnar. The opponent is believed to be someone who isn’t currently active on the roster right now.

    For the first time in several years, Taker’s opponent isn’t already known. Bray Wyatt and Brock Lesnar before him were known to the WWE Universe. Either rumors leaked early, or the fans could easily guess his opponent.

    This year is a bit different though.

    Last year at WrestleMania 31, the Deadman needed to redeem himself for losing to Lesnar the year before. He was no longer undefeated, so the gimmick to keep that streak alive didn’t exist. After Taker beat Wyatt in a decent match, he got his redemption. All was good in the world of the former-World Heavyweight champion.

    The Summer season came along and Taker had a great rivalry with Lesnar and they had two matches that were very good. Since his last match with Lesnar, Taker hasn’t been seen since.

    WWE officials are getting it right, because they truly don’t have another choice. Since 2004, what was the Undertaker’s gimmick at WrestleMania? It was his undefeated streak. Now that it’s over, the opponent means that much more.

    There needs to be more than just a streak, or the match itself. Undertaker’s opponent will mean equally as much as Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30. That begs the question, who will face the Deadman at AT&T Stadium in April?

    If it’s somebody not on the main roster, then it may include a WWE NXT star, but Meltzer specifically says that it’s nobody on the “current roster.” That should include WWE NXT. Therefore, it’s somebody they need to sign between now and the night before WrestleMania.

    WWE officials can’t do what they did last year and have either Taker or his opponent not show up until that night in Dallas. His foe will appear before then. Here are a couple of ideas:

    • Goldberg
    • Kurt Angle
    • The Rock
    • Batista

    Truth be told, that stipulation Meltzer is reporting makes it that much harder to predict an opponent for Taker. Goldberg makes a lot of sense, but how would they put that on television in a compelling way?

    Angle just finished up with TNA, but Angle’s been vocal about how the WWE doesn’t want him anymore. The Rock may work with Roman Reigns, so that idea is all but gone. Batista just turned down an offer from Vince McMahon to be involved in the main event at Mania.

    Is there anyone else not on the current roster that makes sense?

    This speculation will continue until his opponent his named for WrestleMania. Nobody should be discouraged at the WWE’s decision to make it a mystery.

    Why? Because the WWE Universe needs a good surprise.

    It’s better this way.

  • Braun Strowman Slotted For Main Event Push, Match With Lesnar At SummerSlam

    Braun Strowman Slotted For Main Event Push, Match With Lesnar At SummerSlam

    The rumored Undertaker vs. Braun Strowman match at WrestleMania 32 almost certainly won’t be happening, but Wyatt Family monster is still in line for a main event push in 2016.

    In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer states that WWE already has Strowman booked for significant roles at WrestleMania and SummerSlam:

    “Right now the plan is for Strowman to win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal and get a major push from that point on as a monster, to build him for an eventual title program with Reigns as well as a potential PPV match with Lesnar, which right now is on the books for SummerSlam.”

    WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is a strong support of Strowman, who has been improving a lot behind the scenes and is capable of a lot more than we’ve been seeing on WWE television thus far.

  • Update On WrestleMania Plans For The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar

    In addition to the Triple H vs. Roman Reigns match, which as we reported on Wednesday night is penciled in right now as the planned main event for WrestleMania 32 this year, WWE is working to finalize the other top matches for the card.

    The current plan is for The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar to both work against top heels. Kevin Owens, Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt and Sheamus are all in the mix and could wind up in those slots.

    Before John Cena went down with an injury, he was slated to wrestle The Undertaker in a battle of legends. Cena injury’s injury was so unexpected that WWE didn’t even have a backup opponent for The Undertaker, so his match is up in the air again.

    WrestleMania 32 takes place on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Kevin Owens Interview: Facing The Undertaker At WrestleMania, NJPW Stars To WWE

    Kevin Owens Interview: Facing The Undertaker At WrestleMania, NJPW Stars To WWE

    Kevin Owens recently spoke with Title Match Wrestling to hype WWE’s upcoming Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 24th. The former Intercontinental champion addressed a wide range of topics including WrestleMania 32, potential matches with Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker, NJPW stars invading WWE and more. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

    Facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania: “WrestleMania is synonymous with the Undertaker, regardless of what’s happened with the streak, I still think it’s Undertaker’s show. I’d like to throw my name in the hat and see if he’s still the phenom that he claims to be.”

    NJPW Stars To WWE: If any of those guys do get here, Nakamura is probably the one I’m most excited about. I’ve wrestled him once before, before I got signed to WWE and it was a pretty awesome experience. I think he would bring something completely different to WWE. As far as the other guys are concerned, they’re all talented guys, but ultimately, I’m better, so it doesn’t matter if they come or not.

    Here’s the full interview:

  • Kurt Angle Speaks On Undertaker Possibly Retiring, Preferring To Be A Heel

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4VH7tPOEnI

    As his TNA career comes to an end, Kurt Angle says he preferred to work as a heel over being a babyface during his time in the company. In an interview with Digital Spy to promote TNA’s European tour, he explained why.

    “I was very comfortable being a heel and I knew my role. There are a lot of guys out there who want to be cool, they want to be liked as a heel, and that’s not the way it is,” Angle said.

    “You have to play that role and you have to want people to hate you. It’s hard these days because everyone wants to be accepted. Everybody wants to say, ‘You know what, he’s a heel but he’s a cool heel and I like him’. That’s not how it is. You’ve gotta be hated.”

    With his own TNA retirement on his horizon, the Olympic gold medalist was also asked about the possible retirement of another wrestler: The Undertaker. Here’s what he had to say:

    “It’s sad, because what he’s brought to the table since the early ’90s, gosh, he’s done so much for the business, I don’t want to see him go,” Angle said. “I’d love to see him go another five WrestleManias. Whether he can do it or not, that’s really up to him.

    “The crazy thing is, I don’t think he should have been beaten at WrestleMania. His legend is all about the Streak and it would have been nice to see him go out undefeated. But, if you’re going to going to get beat, it might as well be against Brock Lesnar, who’s the most legit athlete who’s ever gone in the business besides myself.”

    Related: Kurt Angle Talks About Returning To WWE, Confident About HOF Induction

    Do you agree with Angle? Sound off with your opinions in the comments below.

  • Trish Stratus Shares New Modeling Photos, WWE HOF’er Pulled From Event, Undertaker

    – WWE Hall Of Famer Trish Stratus recently took part in a photo shoot for a future issue of Shespoke Magazine. Trish tweeted the following photos from the shoot.

    https://twitter.com/trishstratuscom/status/670411223922515968

    – WrestleCade announced that WWE Hall Of Famer Harley Race has been pulled from their WrestleCade IV event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina due to health issues.

    – The Undertaker is featured on the cover of the 2015 WWE Survivor Series DVD, which is scheduled for a December 22nd release. Below is the artwork for the DVD, courtesy of Amazon:

  • Thanksgiving Messages From Vince McMahon & John Cena, WWE’s Holiday Poll & Video

    – In the “holiday spirit” department, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, along with longtime top WWE Superstar and the star of the new FOX reality show “American Grit,” John Cena, posted the following Thanksgiving messages on Twitter today.

    – In keeping with the Thanksgiving theme, WWE.com is running a poll today asking fans which WWE Superstar they are the most thankful for. The options include Roman Reigns, John Cena, Dean Ambrose, Charlotte, The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, The New Day, Dolph Ziggler, Paige, The Dudley Boyz, Cesaro, Daniel Bryan, The Usos, Kane, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Ryback, Natalya and “Other.” Leading the pack with 17 percent is The Undertaker, followed by Roman Reigns (14%), Dean Ambrose (12%), John Cena (10%), Cesaro (7%) and The New Day (7%).

    – SEScoops.com would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy Thanksgiving!

  • WrestleMania 32 Updates: Sting’s Status, Undertaker vs. John Cena, Triple H

    As of a week or two ago, there had been no real internal talk within WWE about booking Sting vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32 in Texas next year. In fact, there hasn’t been any real talk of Sting appearing on the show at all, even though that doesn’t necessarily mean he won’t end up appearing at the show.

    As far as The Undertaker is concerned, it appears that WWE is going forward with the plans for an Undertaker vs. John Cena match at WrestleMania 32. The idea of Undertaker vs. Cena came up a few months ago and was seriously discussed in August, and then again in October.

    As far as rumors of Seth Rollins vs. Triple H taking place at the big event, it’s said that a match between those two has never actually been considered for WrestleMania, although it’s possible that a HHH vs. Rollins match eventually happens when Rollins returns at some point down the line.

    Currently, there is no word yet as to who Triple H will be facing at WrestleMania 32 now that it appears that The Rock will not be able to wrestle on the show as WWE had originally hoped.

    (Credit: PWInsider.com Elite)

  • Undertaker’s Status For RAW, Sheamus & The Authority, Cesaro Update & More

    – The Undertaker is not scheduled for tonight’s RAW or tomorrow’s Smackdown tapings.

    – Cesaro was not backstage at Survivor Series and is not scheduled to be on the road this week due to his shoulder injury. We’re still waiting to hear if he will need surgery.

    – WWE.com is running a poll asking fans if they think Sheamus cashing in Money in the Bank was The Authority’s plan all along. With over 2,000 votes cast, 84% believe Triple H definitely had prior knowledge of the cash-in.

    – Speaking of Sheamus, Big E tweeted the following about his Survivor Series tag team partner:

    (Partial Source: PWinsider.com)

  • 25 Phenomenal Facts About The Undertaker’s Legendary Career

    WWE is celebrating the 25th anniversary of WWE icon, Undertaker with an epic tag team match pitting Undertaker and Kane® against the Wyatt Family at WWE Survivor Series in Atlanta, Ga., this Sunday. Exactly 25 years to the day of Undertaker’s debut, Survivor Series will air live around the world on WWE Network.

    Throughout his storied career, “The Phenom” has been part of some of the most memorable matches in WWE history, cementing his place as one of the greatest Superstars of all time. Here are 25 Phenomenal Facts about the seven-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, sent to us by WWE:

    1. While he officially debuted as “The Undertaker” during the 1990 Survivor Series, he competed as “Kane ‘The Undertaker’” in pre-taped matches prior to his live debut.

    2. One of Undertaker’s original finishing moves was the Elbow Drop, where he would walk across the top rope and drop a brutal elbow on his opponent.

    3. He appeared on the debut episode of Monday Night Raw and is the only Superstar from that episode who is still on the WWE roster.

    4. When Undertaker debuted, the World Wide Web was one year away from being introduced to the public.

    5. Despite leaving the WrestleMania ring as a champion several times, he never entered a WrestleMania match as a champion.

    6. During his debut, he defeated not one, but two WWE Hall of Famers, Koko B. Ware and Dusty Rhodes, in a matter of minutes.

    7. Since his debut, four United States Presidents have held office and 34 new countries have been founded.

    8. Johnny Carson was still host of The Tonight Show when Undertaker debuted.

    9. Seven Winter Olympics and six Summer Olympics have taken place since Undertaker debuted.

    10. Throughout his career, Undertaker had 15 Championship reigns.

    11. 160 men have tried, and failed, to defeat “The Phenom” during pay-per-view matches.

    12. His longest one-on-one match was with WWE Superstar Triple H® and lasted 30 minutes and 52 seconds.

    13. His shortest-ever televised match was against WWE Hall of Famer Iron Sheik™ and lasted just 18 seconds.

    14. He holds the record for competing on more WWE television shows than any other WWE Superstar.

    15. Undertaker is WWE’s first-ever World Champion with no last name.

    16. He competed in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match in 1997 against Shawn Michaels.

    17. Undertaker’s urn has been stolen by opponents seven times.

    18. Undertaker is a five-time Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award-winner.

    19. During the span of his career at WWE, Undertaker has competed against 41 Hall-of-Famers.

    20. He has appeared in 17 Survivor Series matches, and won 12 of them.

    21. Undertaker has been featured on 61 pay-per-view posters.

    22. He has been on 16 video game covers, more than any other WWE Superstar with the exception of Triple H®.

    23. Despite his record number of WrestleMania wins, he went a decade without winning a championship at WrestleMania – the longest amount of time for any Superstar in WrestleMania history.

    24. He went head-to-head with Kane 19 times during pay-per-view events.

    25. It has been over 9,100 days since Undertaker debuted 25 years ago.

     

  • WWE Breaking Ground Returns Tonight, Titus O’Neil Feeds The Homeless, Undertaker Copycats

    – The latest edition of “WWE Top 10,” which is featured above, takes a look at the top ten “Undertaker Copycats.”

    – A new episode of WWE Breaking Ground is scheduled to premiere tonight on the WWE Network immediately following the Survivor Series pay-per-view. The official description for the show, which also airs after Monday’s RAW on the WWE Network, reads as follows:

    “An injury threatens Jason Jordan and Chad Gable’s status while distance keeps The Hype Bros apart. Also ZZ struggles to train.”

    – WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil and the Unsigned Preps sports group spent their Saturday feeding homeless people at the Salvation Army in Tampa, Florida. O’Neil has a history of helping out the homeless, as he randomly took a bunch of homeless people out to eat in the spur of the moment earlier this year. You can check out photos of O’Neil taking homeless people out to eat earlier this year by clicking here.

  • Money In The Bank 2016 Location, Vince Comments On Undertaker Week, SD! Viewership

    – Vince McMahon took to Twitter again on Friday to comment on the 25th anniversary of The Undertaker in WWE. The WWE Chairman tweeted the following:

    – While the official announcement has yet to be made, WWE is planning to hold the 2016 Money In The Bank pay-per-view at the new Las Vegas Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. WWE is expected to finalize the deal next month. With the Money In The Bank scheduled for June, that would mean WWE will be running the new Las Vegas Arena before UFC takes their landmark UFC 200 event to the venue on July 2nd.

    – The Thursday, November 19th Survivor Series “go-home” edition of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.229 million viewers, up slightly from last week’s show, which drew 2.294 million viewers.

  • Jim Ross Says Undertaker Is The Greatest Tenured Performer Of All Time

    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has penned a new article for FoxSports.com commemorating The Undertaker’s 25th anniversary in WWE. JR says that The Undertaker will be an influence force in WWE for as long as he chooses and is the greatest tenured performer of all time.

    The Deadman is alive and well behind the scenes of WWE and has been for years.  How much longer he wrestles is anyone’s guess, but without question Calaway will forever be a part of WWE … if he so chooses.

    When ‘Taker retires from his in-ring career is still to be decided, but when that day finally arrives — and it will sooner than later — the sports entertainment business will never see another like him.

    From my perspective, Mark Calaway has replaced Andre The Giant and all other WWE superstars as the greatest tenured performer of all time.

    Head over to FoxSports.com to read the full article.

  • “Central Intelligence” Poster (Photo), NXT Diva Name Change, Celebrities Talk The Undertaker

    – As “The Undertaker week continues to roll on the WWE Network, WWE posted another video looking back, this time at The Undertaker’s theme song. Check out the above video as Jon Stewart, Sasha Banks, John Wall and other celebrities and WWE Superstars an d Divas talk about “The Dead Man’s” iconic theme song.

    – NXT Diva Gionna Daddio is now going by the name Liv Morgan in NXT. Liv Morgan will face Emma on the December 2nd edition of NXT on the WWE Network.

    – The Rock took to social media on Thursday to unveil the official promotional poster for his new movie with Kevin Hart called “Central Intelligence.” He wrote the following in addition to posting the photo of the poster.

    WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The only one of its kind Central Intelligence teaser poster! Me and Kevin Hart teamed up to make an iconic, global action comedy the world could enjoy. As y’all know saving the world takes a Big Johnson and my friend Kevin is exactly where he belongs… behind me and sh*tting himself. We’re both excited to bring y’all this movie! Summer may never be the same… #CentralIntelligence #BigJohnson #ScaredHart JUNE 17th

  • Steve Austin Interviews Longtime WWE Director, SmackDown Preview, Undertaker’s Debut

    – Featured above is the latest “This Week In WWE” video with Corey Graves and Kyle Edwards. In honor of “The Undertaker Week” on the WWE Network, Graves and Edwards look back at The Undertaker’s WWE debut at Survivor Series 1990.

    – WWE taped the following matches on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tennessee for tonight’s WWE Survivor Series “go-home” edition of SmackDown.

    * Cesaro vs. The Miz
    * Neville and The Dudley Boyz vs. Stardust and The Ascension
    * Tyler Breeze vs. Zack Ryder
    * Charlotte vs. Brie Bella
    * Big E. vs. Kalisto
    * Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio

    – WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin interviews longtime WWE director Kerwin Silfies on the latest edition of his “Steve Austin Show – Unleashed!” podcast, which is available right now at PodcastOne.com. The official description for the episode reads as follows:

    “Steve Austin is giving you a true behind-the-scenes look at WWE with longtime director Kerwin Silfies. Kerwin’s talking about what it takes to do three hours of live RAW every Monday night, what goes into Wrestlemania, why he sat with the audience at Wrestlemania 1 at MSG, and he’s got some great stories about working with Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, Jesse Ventura, and Vince McMahon himself! He’s even got a couple of tales about Stone Cold!”

  • The Undertaker’s “Intimidating Entrances” (Video), NXT Preview For Tonight, More

    – Featured above, WWE posted the following look at The Undertaker’s “intimidating entrances” to promote their special “Undertaker Week” on the WWE Network.

    – The following matches were taped for tonight’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network.

    * Nia Jax vs. Carmella
    * Chad Gable and Jason Jordan vs. The Ascension
    * Emma vs. Mary Kate (Rosie Lottalove, Andrea)
    * NXT Tag Team Champions The Mechanics vs. Corey Hollis and John Skyler
    * Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley for the NXT Women’s Title

    – Topps sent out the following press release to announce the release of the new “WWE Undisputed” line of trading cards, which are available today:

    WWE trading card series, Undisputed, releases this Wednesday, November 18

    A hobby-exclusive product, 2015 Topps® WWE Undisputed will contain more autograph cards than any other previously released WWE product in stunning designs on a thick card stock. Each hobby pack will contain one Autograph or Autograph Relic Card and one base or insert card parallel! Every 10-pack hobby box will deliver seven Autograph cards + three Autograph Relic cards.

    Highlighted autographs include:

    – Current Superstars and Divas such as Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, John Cena, Charlotte and Sasha Banks

    – Legends such as Bruno Sammartino, Bret “Hit Man” Hart, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair and Trish Stratus

    – NXT stars including Samoa Joe, Sami Zayn and Enzo Amore

    – Legendary guest athletes including Pete Rose and Lawrence Taylor

    – Dual autographs of rivals like Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels

    We are also pleased to unveil that for the first time in any WWE product, there will be cut autographs of past WWE Superstars. These include the Big Boss Man, Junkyard Dog, the British Bulldog, Mr. Perfect and Chief Jay Strongbow. This includes the first-ever certified trading card autograph for JYD.

    Along with these incredible cards, we’re proud to introduce Fistographs to the WWE trading card market. These box-topper, oversized cards include ‘fist prints’ of Randy Orton, Edge and Daniel Bryan among others. These cards have been extremely popular among collectors in other product lines and we are excited to be bringing these cards to the WWE Universe.

  • Updated WWE Survivor Series Lineup: WWE Title Tournament Semi-Finals Set

    WWE confirmed on Monday’s Survivor Series “go-home” edition of RAW that at this Sunday’s pay-per-view in Atlanta, Georgia, both the semi-finals and the finals of the WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament will take place.

    On Monday’s RAW, the quarterfinals of the tournament took place with four men advancing to the semi-finals of the tournament, leaving the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion to be determined among the four at this Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view.

    With those tournament matches now in the books, below is an updated look at the WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament brackets, as well as the regular lineup heading into Sunday’s show.

    WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals
    – Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose
    – Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio

    WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Finals
    – Owens/Ambrose winner vs. Reigns/Del Rio winner

    WWE Divas Championship
    – Charlotte (c) vs. Paige

    – The Undertaker & Kane vs. Two members of The Wyatt Family

    Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com this Sunday evening for the absolute best WWE Survivor Series live results coverage on the web!

  • Undertaker-Themed “Legends With JBL” Preview, Owen Hart DVD Update, The Ross Report

    – WWE posted the above preview for the new two-part edition of “Legends With JBL,” which as part of the special Undertaker Week on the WWE Network, features “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Triple H and Shawn Michaels talking about “The Dead Man’s” legendary career. Both parts are available on the WWE Network now.

    – WrestlingDVDNetwork.com is reporting that WWE’s new “Owen Hart: Hart Of Gold” DVD and Blu-ray set will feature new and archived interview footage from Vince McMahon, Tyson Kidd, Natalya, Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith, Triple H, Mick Foley, Edge, Scott Hall, Chris Jericho, Lex Luger and referee Mike Chioda. WWE also shot new interviews with Owen Hart’s family members, including Bret Hart, Keith, Ross, Bruce, Alison, Diana, Ellie and Georgia. The set will not, however, feature any content from Hart’s immediate family, such as his widow Martha or his children, Oje and Athena, as Martha is not supporting the project.

    – WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross’ weekly “Ross Report” podcast returns on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. EST. / 6 p.m. PST. at PodcastOne.com. JR will be joined this week by two wrestling legends, as Jim Cornette and Terry “Magnum T.A.” Allen are both scheduled for the show. The official description for the episode reads as follows:

    “Join JR as he welcomes TWO guests in rapid fire conversation….the incomparable Jim Cornette talks with JR about a variety of topics and the Mid Atlantic Memories film and pulls no punches on any topic. Also joining JR will be Terry Allen better known as Magnum TA who chats about a myriad of topics concerning today’s product. So one one podcast you get Jim Cornette, Magnum TA along with JR with entertaining and informative talk.”

  • Schedule For Undertaker Week On The WWE Network

    This week on the WWE Network, Superstars, Legends and Hall of Famers pay tribute to the legacy of the Undertaker. Here’s what’s on tap for this week:

    Tonight – Immediately following Raw
    Legends with JBL: The Undertaker’s Greatest Rivals Part 1

    Tuesday
    Undertaker: 25 Phenominals Years – 9/8C

    Wednesday
    The Undertaker’s Gravest Matches – 9/8C

    Thursday
    Legends with JBL: The Undertaker’s Greatest Rivals Part 2 – 10/9C

  • Kevin Owens On Wanting To Wrestle The Undertaker, Being I-C Champion & More

    Kevin Owens recently appeared as a guest on the “Like Father, Like Son” podcast and spoke about wanting to wrestle The Undertaker, being the WWE Intercontinental Champion and more. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

    On wanting to wrestle The Undertaker:

    “I’d love to get in the ring with the Undertaker one day… I feel like that’s a long shot, I guess, because he wrestles on a limited basis and when he does, it’s always a huge deal. But hopefully I can position myself in the next year or so to be seen as a viable opponent for the Undertaker, because it would be a thrill to be in the ring with him at WrestleMania or anywhere. It can be on a Raw or a live event, I don’t really care. I’d just love to be in the ring with him. I feel like that would be an experience I’d never forget.”

    On the WWE Intercontinental Championship:

    “When I was a kid, that was the title that I wanted to win, because Shawn Michaels and Owen Hart, and Bret (Hart) and Razor (Ramon), all those guys won that title and some of them eventually made it and won the WWE title. But the Intercontinental title, there’s just something special about that title. The cool part about the title I’m holding now is it’s the same design as the title I grew up watching. When I was a kid and I had all the foam replica belts, this was always the one I’d win first when I’d beat my pillow, so it’s pretty cool to have the real thing.”

  • The Rock Honors Pat Patterson, Vince McMahon Congratulates Batista On “007: Spectre”

    – In addition to The Undertaker and The Rock, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon took to social media for the third time in one day on Thursday to send congratulations to former WWE Champion Batista on the success of the new James Bond “007: Spectre” film, which co-stars Batista as the character “Mr. Hinx.” You can check out McMahon’s comments via the following tweet:

    – The Rock posted a “Throwback Thursday (TBT)” photo and blog on his official Instagram account on Thursday honoring WWE Hall Of Famer Pat Patterson. The Rock wrote the following, which was accompanied by the below photo of the two talking together backstage at a past WWE event.

    “#TBT 2013 becoming #WWE Heavyweight Champion for the 8th time. First person to congratulate me backstage was WWE Hall of Famer and close family friend Pat Patterson – one of the greatest mentors I’ve ever had in the world of sports entertainment.

    At 23yrs old I called Pat and told him I was training to get into the business. He said “What business?”. I said “the wrestling business”. He said with great clarity, “Why the f–k would you want to do that?”. He eventually agreed to come watch one of my ring workouts in Tampa, and after the session I said “Do you think I have what it takes?”. He simply said “Just keep working”. He immediately went home and called Vince McMahon and said “Vince you gotta see this kid, I think he can be great one day”. One week later I had my very first tryout match for the WWE in Corpus Christi, TX in front of 15,000 people.

    Pat has been instrumental in creating some of the greatest storylines (Rock vs Austin, Rock vs HHH) and matches of my entire career and I’m forever grateful for his guidance and knowledge. He’s also responsible for dropping the greatest lines ever… in this picture he literally said “My God Rock when you won the title tonight the people went f–kING BANANA!” For some reason he always forgets the “s”. #PatPatterson #Legend #Mentor #Grateful”

    https://instagram.com/p/-AQK5uoh_d/

  • Vince McMahon Comments On The Undertaker’s Fallon Appearance, The Rock’s New Baby

    Vince McMahon was a little busier than usual on social media on Thursday afternoon. The WWE Chairman posted comments about The Undertaker’s appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” from Wednesday night, as well as a congratulatory message directed towards The Rock, who announced earlier this week that he and his girlfriend are expecting their first child.

    Regarding The Undertaker’s appearance on Fallon on Wednesday, McMahon tweeted the following:

    McMahon posted this one directed at The Rock, congratulating him on the announcement that he has a new baby on the way.

  • Video: The Undertaker Appears On The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

    https://youtu.be/MFiRImul_d0

    The Undertaker appeared on Wednesday night’s edition of NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” hitting Brad Maddox, who was dressed up in a turkey suit (The Gobbledy Gooker?), with his signature Tombstone piledriver.

    The segment featured Fallon taking view suggestions and one fan asked to have The Undertaker hit a Tombstone piledriver on a “guy in a turkey outfit.” Fallon said it was late notice and he wouldn’t know how to get a hold of The Undertaker, when all of a sudden the infamous gong hit.

    This led to the action, as after Undertaker came out, Brad Maddox started goofing around in the Gobbledy Gooker outfit as “The Dead Man” removed his gear and nailed him with a Tombstone. He then pinned him as Fallon came over to join them on stage. Fallon tried to shake Undertaker’s hand, but Undertaker just stared at him.

    While not included in the video above, Fallon wrapped the segment up by plugging the WWE Network and this month’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

  • WrestleMania 32: Latest Look At The Planned Top Matches

    With WrestleMania 32 less than 5 months away, let’s take a look at where the card stands in light of a bunch of  recent developments.

    Originally, the top few matches were slated to be:

    • Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
    • The Rock vs. Triple H
    • John Cena vs. Roman Reigns

    The Rock will not be competing at WrestleMania due to his movie schedule and more specifically, movie studios having major concerns about whether they’d be able to get insurance for The Rock if he was to get back in the ring. Then things were looking like this:

    • Seth Rollins vs. Triple H
    • Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
    • John Cena vs. Roman Reigns

    At some point the decision was made to jump right into Lesnar vs. Undertaker at Hell in a Cell, apparently with the assumption that Vince McMahon had decided on alternate opponents for both men. Of course, Seth Rollins’ ACL/MCL surgery will keep him out of action well past WrestleMania, so he’s out of the mix now as well.

    As of this week, these are the top two matches currently planned for WrestleMania 32 (via the Wrestling Observer Newsletter):

    • John Cena vs. The Undertaker
    • Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns