Tuesday’s episode of WWE Tough Enough on the USA Network drew 1.047 million viewers, down over 13% from last week’s 1.209 million.
The show featured a special appearance from Roman Reigns and saw the departure of contestant Alex Frekey.
Comment below and tell us what you thought of this week’s show and if you’ll be sticking around for the rest of the season.
Alex Frekey tweeted the following about his elimination from Tough Enough this week:
https://twitter.com/ToughAlexF/status/616073155187245056
https://twitter.com/ToughAlexF/status/616106503112671234
WWE has also released the following bonus clips from this week’s episode:
After a strong start, Tanner nonetheless finds himself on the receiving end of a lecture from a fired-up Mada.
Tough Enough coaches get a crash course in wildlife from the professionals.
Lita warns Amanda that she needs to stand out
– The latest edition of Ric Flair’s “Wooo! Nation” podcast, which is available now, features an interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Terry Funk. You can download the show at Play.it.
– Originally, Paul Heyman was scheduled to travel to Japan to be with Brock Lesnar at the WWE “Beast In The East” special on the WWE Network. Now, however, Heyman is no longer scheduled to go, so it appears Lesnar will be appearing on the show by himself. The special is scheduled for July 4 from Tokyo, Japan.
– Below is a preview for next week’s edition of WWE Tough Enough:
– After last night’s RAW went off the air, The Authority continued beating down Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose until Ryback, Dolph Ziggler and R-Truth hit the ring. Everyone brawled and all the babyfaces hit their finishers to run end the show.
– Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon was backstage at last night’s RAW.
– WWE tapes this week’s Smackdown and Main Event tonight from Hershey, PA. Check back tonight for live spoiler results.
– Episode 2 of Tough Enough featuring an appearance by Roman Reigns airs tonight on the USA Network. After Tough Enough, a new edition of Tough Talk will air on the WWE Network, hosted by Miz.
– Finn Balor was at RAW last night and will be attending tonight’s SmackDown tapings as well. He’ll be traveling with the WWE crew overseas to Singapore and Japan tonight.
Lucha Underground star Johnny Mundo recently spoke with Marc Madison of The News-Hub about his thoughts on WWE Tough Enough, working in Lucha Underground and more. Below are some highlights from the interview.
On WWE Tough Enough: “In my opinion its best opportunity any aspiring wrestler could possibly have. It’s a chance to learn from the best in the business and meet people who have achieved things in the business that usually take a long time and a lot of work to just be in the same room with. I think that it imitates what it’s like to be on the road and that you’re on Tough Enough and your walking on eggshells constantly everything you do in the ring, out of the ring affects who they select to win that show. I always thought it was a really cool show and I think it’s cool that they are bringing it back and its one of my favorite shows to watch. It’s always a little nostalgic watching that thing and me with Madcap Kelly up there with Al Snow and, Ivory and Bill (DeMott) was one of the most high pressured but also fun times of my life on Tough Enough.”
On his diverse training methods: “I have a fitness program called Out of Your Mind Fitness that is a very detailed explanation of all my beliefs on training and all that. I believe in training in multiple different disciplines by that I mean there is a place for old school body building for new school body building for heavy weight training and then training outside the box. The gist of functional training is to train your body to move, run, jump, push, pull, twist, all those things the human body was meant to do, I’m a big believer of that because it’s the most time efficient way to train and you get a good aesthetic look and athletic physique as a by-products of functional training. You have to use your core for most of the exercises especially if you’re doing dynamic exercises where you need to recruit multiple muscle groups and the reason I believe in that is pro wrestlers are athletes so why not train like an athlete train your body to move and on top of that and I feel you look the best.”
On working in Lucha Underground: “I’ve been completely blown away by the professionalism, by the people and the talent of those on the roster on Lucha Underground. Being on the El Rey Network, being one of the companies that puts the vignettes together from Skip Chasen who is putting the backstage vignettes together to the other people the Lucha Underground people specifically that set up this interview. I’ve could talk about Lucha Underground for hours and hours and how great it is. The quick bullet points are that the vignettes, I love and I’ve been doing a bunch of movies since I left the WWE and loved where we were shooting the vignettes in the style of the gritty action film where we are doing coverage and I like that we are doing the vignettes in English and Spanish. I know it gets more views in Spanish than it does in English which is interesting and challenging.”
Check out the complete interview at The-NewsHub.com.
– USA Network will be airing a two-hour replay of this Monday’s WWE RAW on Tuesday night at 6pm EST. as the lead-in for the new episode of WWE Tough Enough, which airs at 8pm EST.
– Speaking of Tough Enough, Roman Reigns will be appearing on the show this week. WWE is promoting his appearance on Twitter, as you can see via the tweet below.
"#ToughEnough will only get TOUGHER when I get there next week!" – @WWERomanReigns
WATCH: http://t.co/GAHM9MDxPu pic.twitter.com/VJEKegzedY— WWE Tough Enough (@WWEToughEnough) June 28, 2015
– WWE Superstar R-Truth posted the following video from his home recording studio and notes that “The Ron Killings LP” is coming soon. Truth is scheduled to release small snippets of new songs each week leading up to its’ release.
NEW PHOTO GALLERY: CONTROVERSIAL Pics Of RONDA ROUSEY In SKIMPY Outfits
Tuesday night’s season premiere of WWE Tough Enough on the USA Network drew a 0.87 rating with 1.209 million viewers – approximately 1/3 the viewership of WWE RAW.
By comparison, “Chrisley Knows Best” drew 1.398 million viewers later in the night.
On the bright side, Tough Enough out-performed “Modern Family” re-runs that typically ran in the same time slot.
WWE Tough Enough Results
Episode One
Aired on Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Report by Kenneth Nida of F4WOnline.com
The sixth season of Tough Enough begins tonight. We last saw the show in 2011, when Andy Leavine won, but was released shortly thereafter. The show has also produced the careers of Ryback, The Miz, John Morrison, Maven and WWE Diva Cameron, who was the first person eliminated last season.
The show opened up with Chris Jericho and his co-host Renee Young, introducing the judges, Daniel Bryan, Paige, and Hulk Hogan. Hogan gets a full entrance with clips from his career playing. Jericho asks the judges what they are looking for – Daniel Bryan says he is looking for someone with heart, Paige is looking for someone who stands out, while Hogan is looking for “The It Factor”.
Andy from last season supposedly had “The It Factor”, but he didn’t make it too far in the WWE. Renee gives the rundown of the rules of elimination, and then cuts to clips of the contestants meeting the coaches and going through the first challenge. Each contestant gets a brief clip showing a bit of their personality.
The challenge is to run from one end of the field to the other three times, wearing a training parachute, then lift a bag filled with sand that weighs their own body weight and climb to the top of the stadium. The winner is Tanner, Amanda is the first girl to finish and ZZ comes in last. After the challenge, they introduce the contestants to their new home at the performance center; most are less than pleased with the “military style” accommodations. Everyone then immediately goes out drinking, leaving the underage ZZ and Patrick behind.
Back to the live show, they introduce each of the contestants, and then cut back to the group out at a club. Gabi shows off her skills on a stripper pole, while a brief clip of ZZ and Patrick in the hot top is shown. The group returns and a couple of the girls join them, but ZZ quickly drives them off after he takes off his swim shorts. The contestants are awoken bright and early at 6:00 a.m. for push-ups and running. Tanner talks trash to the other guys while getting his hair braided.
The coaches then go through some basics, including running the ropes, and picking people up using a bag. The next challenge will include both skills. More trash talk as the coaches ask each person how many times they think they can run the ropes and then lift a sandbag and slam it; Tanner says he can double each of the other contestant’s number. They show clips of each person going through the challenge, the men’s average score is 8, and Tanner finishes with 16 (Dianna finishes with 17).
Dianna’s fiancé picks her up and they go off together. The other women take the opportunity to talk trash about her, saying she doesn’t belong and that she won’t be able to last the entire competition. Gabi becomes the first competitor to pull the “I’m not here to make friends” line after Dianna declares her loathing for her. More trash talk between the guys, with Patrick and Tanner getting in each other’s face.
Back to the live studio, the contestants are grilled by the judges. Hulk Hogan asks Dianna if she’s the next Diva, or a trophy wife, pointing out that she got very emotional earlier when speaking about her fiancé. Paige calls out Hank for commenting that ZZ is the least fit there, including the women. Daniel Bryan asks Daria about taking risks in her life.
The judges choose the bottom three. Hulk Hogan chooses ZZ, Daniel Bryan chooses Hank, and Paige chooses Josh, and then Jericho opens up the live voting.
The bottom three are allowed thirty seconds to cut a promo on why they think they should stay – this is done after the voting is already finished. Each judge is given a chance to use their save for the season, and each judge declines. Hank is eliminated with 22% of the vote, while Josh got 26% of the vote and ZZ got 52% of the vote. The show ends with ZZ inviting Hank to visit him if he’s ever in Louisiana. Chris Jericho then invites everyone to go to the WWE Network for Tough Talk with The Miz.
“Tough Enough” returned last night (June 23rd) for its sixth season hosted by Chris Jericho and Renee Young where viewers had the ability to vote off the first contestant.
ShowBuzz Daily are reporting that 1,209,000 viewers tuned into the live broadcast on the USA Network.
Over on Twitter, which the WWE were making use of as part of their voting options, the show ranked #3 in Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings.
The numbers show that the season premiere of “Tough Enough” had a unique audience of 480,000 (commenting on the show) while the show had 792,000 impressions (how many tweets were posted).
During last night’s premiere, there was some speculation that WWE Diva Paige may have had a boob job, Paige took to Twitter and revealed:
https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/613740499170627584
Lucha Underground star Johnny Mundo recently sat for for an interview to discuss a wide variety of topics. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On WWE Tough Enough: “The best way to describe Tough Enough is to just call it an opportunity. In my opinion its best opportunity any aspiring wrestler could possibly have. It’s a chance to learn from the best in the business and meet people who have achieved things in the business that usually take a long time and a lot of work to just be in the same room with. I think that it imitates what it’s like to be on the road and that you’re on Tough Enough and your walking on eggshells constantly everything you do in the ring, out of the ring affects who they select to win that show. I always thought it was a really cool show and I think it’s cool that they are bringing it back and its one of my favorite shows to watch. It’s always a little nostalgic watching that thing and me with Madcap Kelly up there with Al Snow and, Ivory and Bill (DeMott) was one of the most high pressured but also fun times of my life on Tough Enough.”
On life after WWE and working the indies: “That’s one of my favorite things about working the independent circuit. Wrestling for me is always an awesome challenge because you have the opportunity to constantly create something new your canvas is always the ring and there are similarities to every match that you have and what you do. But the canvas in independent wrestling is vastly different from show to show and what you are working is vastly different. On the weekend of June 6/7th, I was in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) wrestling in the Maritimes two great matches Markus Burke and one against Titus. This weekend I’m going to Mexico to wrestle Rey Mysterio and Mistico and the styles couldn’t be more different. I’m imagining the crowds are going to be completely different and I like that. It’s cool, it’s never boring. Sometimes with the WWE you can get a little bit stale. Your travelling is usually with the same group and your generally working with the same person and the same type of match and it’s the same environment backstage. So professionally to go and get back out there I have control of my destiny and I have control of where I want to work, who I want to work with. There’s a lot more freedom for sure in my hands now on the independent scene and working with Lucha Underground.”
On the differences between the John Morrison character and Johnny Mundo: “Mundo can speak Spanish, that’s one. There’s a meme somewhere out there of Captain Picard hitting himself in the forehead saying ah, damn it. That time where a wrestler changes his name but not his gimmick. As Johnny Mundo I feel like I haven’t changed a ton from the babyface John Morrison gimmick that I started Lucha Underground with but I’ve just evolved to where we are now on TV, I am now a rudo which in English means bad guy and it’s been fun let’s put it this way Johnny Mundo now is darker and more sinister than John Morrison ever was.What is exciting to me is Lucha Underground feels like the opportunity to go even darker and have a deeper character than I had with WWE. It is there in front of me and I’m looking forward to doing it. To taking Johnny Mundo places athletically, emotionally, creatively that I never went with Johnny Nitro or John Morrison. I think people that have been watching it have been giving it good reviews and feedback on the character choices and as everything continues with Lucha Underground you are going to see Johnny Mundo slowly evolve into a very dark and villainous character.”
Check out the complete interview at clicking here.
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan recently spoke with Rolling Stone to promote tonight’s WWE Tough Enough premiere on the USA Network. When asked about Tough Enough being an opportunity for average people to become WWE Superstars, Hogan said it’s a sign of how much times have changed since his days breaking into the business.
“If you would have told me ten years ago that this was an avenue to make it into this business, I would have said you were nuts,” Hogan said. “When I came up, it was riding in the car 2,000 miles a week, wrestling for 15 bucks a night, paying your dues and learning your craft on the road. But the Performance Center has turned out some of our top stars; it’s proven that this formula works, so I’m excited that I’ve been reeducated to find the next WWE Superstar or Diva.””
He said the WWE Performance Center is, “pretty hardcore, brother” and put over the world class training facility, the promo classes and the “one-stop shop” nature of it.
Hogan also gave a very strong endorsement to NXT Champion Kevin Owens.
“Kevin actually reminds me of one of the older wrestlers of the late Seventies, some of those guys that didn’t have the build, but they would scare you if you met them at a bar. What hooked me about him was that I was watching a match of his on NXT and I found myself disassociated with being in the moment, all of a sudden I started watching him and he made me believe again. I watched real close, and there were no holes in his boat – his punches, his kicks, everything he did looked like it was killing the guy, which it probably was. He caught me with my guard down and he made me a believer again, he hooked me. He’s got that look, man; that demeanor and that swagger.”
Ahead of the return of “Tough Enough” tonight on the USA Network, WWE have released a video where new coach Billy Gunn talks about the first challenge the contestants will have to endure.
USA Today’s Brian Truitt recently spoke with Triple H, Booker T and Chris Jericho about the return of the show. The full interview can be found at this link.
During the interview, Triple H spoke about taking the show to the next level:
“Our athletes and performers make what we do look very easy because they’re very, very good at it. People lose perspective of how difficult it is. You ostensibly have the opportunity to see an icon 20 years from now at Wrestlemania where you can say, ‘I remember seeing the day that they walked into the Performance Center and ran drills and threw up in the garbage can.’”
Triple H also addressed the most important quality in a potential superstar, their charisma:
“It’s the hardest thing to teach. It’s that guy who walks in the door and everybody stops and says, ‘Who’s that?’ It’s the girl who walks in and doesn’t have to be the hottest chick, but there’s something about her that you’re just like, ‘Wow, look at her.’ ”
The new series of “Tough Enough” premieres tonight at 8pm EST on the USA Network and will also be available on the WWE YouTube channel at the same time.
Last night after RAW went off the air fans were treated to a six man tag match involving NXT Champion Kevin Owens, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Kane.
The trio lost the match to the team of United States Champion John Cena, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose when Cena hit the AA on Rollins for the win.
A photo from the match can be seen below:
Dark match main event: Rollins, Kane and Kevin Owens vs Cena, Ambrose & Reigns #RAW pic.twitter.com/IG7ixUuPfQ
— Chris Ulm (@CUPinc) June 23, 2015
During the show, many fans were questioning why WWE Diva Paige didn’t appear on the show. This of course was due to “Tough Enough” rehearsals taking place ahead of tonight’s season premiere.
Renee Young was also missing from RAW last night. She was also at those rehearsals and taking to Twitter yesterday, revealed that WWE YouTube show, “The JBL & Renee Show” is no more.
https://twitter.com/ReneeYoungWWE/status/612783557111472128
– WWE Chairman Vince McMahon tweeted out the following photo of himself at the new WWE Tough Enough facilities on Monday. You can check out the picture below.
A new @WWE baby is born. #ToughEnough pic.twitter.com/RjpFdnCcup
— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) June 22, 2015
– Triple H took to social media on Monday to announce upcoming NXT live events in Miami, Florida on July 24th, and West Palm Beach, Florida on July 25th. Tickets for both events go on sale on June 27th at 10am at WWE.com.
The @WWENXT #NXTRoadTrip continues to Miami and West Palm Beach, FL on July 24/25. Get your tickets 6/27 at 10am at http://t.co/pcQU3cSnfR.
— Triple H (@TripleH) June 22, 2015
“Tough Enough” returns to the USA Network tomorrow night (23rd of June) with a special “Tough Talk” airing on the WWE Network immediately following hosted by The Miz.
Paige and Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan are coaches on the new season and spoke with Channel Guide Magazine about a variety of topics including taking their role seriously and being the “bad cop”.
“This is placed as an immediate opportunity, but they won’t last long even if they do make it through Tough Enough and are picked as the next WWE superstar if they are a poser,” Hogan said.
“I can tell you if they are not for real, they will not last long. Once you get in the schedule is brutal, the lifestyle is brutal.”
“I’ve seen John Cena go from India to California and back to Japan and then ‘Good Morning America’ on no sleep and wrestle and get a workout done. There is the choice if you are going to eat, sleep or do a workout.”
“Of course, John works out and then he will eat and worry about sleep later. It might be postured as an immediate opportunity, which it is. However, if they don’t want to fit into the lifestyle, and if they don’t want to work hurt or handle the schedule, they won’t last long.”
The pair also spoke about how up until now they’ve had very little interaction with this year’s group of contestants but actually like that. Hulk said that it adds to the mystique and allows for more groveling when voting begins.
Paige explained that when the show airs on Tuesday, she doesn’t think they’re going to be very friendly and joked that she might be the “Simon Cowell” of the group because of her English accent but added that they all have the ability to turn “bad cop”.
To read the interview in full, click here.
WWE United States Champion John Cena appeared on “The Today Show” on NBC this morning to promote the returning season of the WWE reality show, “Tough Enough.”
Above is a clip of Cena’s appearance on the show, where he discusses the Tough Enough Competition special that will air on the USA Network on Tuesday.
The premiere of Tough Enough will air at 8pm EST. on Tuesday night and will be called, “Boot Camp or Bust.”
Tough Enough episodes will replay on E! and Esquire.
WWE Diva and Total Divas star Paige recently spoke with Biz Journals to promote the return of WWE Tough Enough. Below are some highlights from the interview.
On what she has learned business-wise in her career thus far: “That’s what I got told as soon as I got [in the entertainment industry], because you could be gone tomorrow and you don’t want to be completely screwed. Also, stay humble and hungry.”
On her favorite moments of her career: “Getting signed to the WWE was the biggest accomplishment I could do and also being at such a young age and being the WWE Diva’s champion was big.”
On having issues handling money: “This goes back to the saving money plan. The first year and a half that I was here, I thought “man, I have money. What should I do with it? Save it? No.” I would buy stuff immediately, but I got into a lot of trouble. I had to get surgery, I got into a car accident and someone took all of the money I had in my bank account and all of it came at once and I fell into debt. After that, I learned that I needed to be very smart with my money.”
Check out the complete interview at BizJournals.com.
As previously reported, the new season of WWE Tough Enough will be airing on YouTube for fans who will not have access to the show on their local television stations in their country.
WWE has confirmed that the show will begin airing this coming Tuesday night at 8pm EST. on their official YouTube channel. This is the same date and time that the show will debut on the USA Network.
WWE posted the following with all of the details.
WWE Tough Enough returns for its sixth season on Tuesday, June 23 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on USA Network. Check out the listings below to see how you can watch the hardest-hitting reality show in your country.
TEN SPORTS: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
• Live Wednesdays, 5:30 a.m. on Ten Sports and Ten HD
• Rebroadcasts: Wednesdays, 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Ten SportsOSN: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Somalia, South Sedan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Yemen
• KSA: Live Wednesdays, 3 a.m.
• UAE: Live Wednesdays, 4 a.m. on OSN Sports 2 HD
• Rebroadcasts: KSA: Wednesdays, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on OSN Sports 2 HD; UAE: Wednesdays, 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. on OSN Sports 2 HDSKY ITALIA: Italy, Monte Carlo, San Marino and Vatican City
• Live Wednesdays, 2 a.m. on Cielo
• Rebroadcast: Sundays, 12 p.m. on CieloOther countries outside the United States can watch the series live on YouTube.com/WWE starting June 23 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
– WWE Hall Of Famer noted on social media on Friday that he is in Orlando, Florida doing promotional work for the upcoming new season of WWE Tough Enough. “The Hulkster” tweeted the following.
Great morning ,totally pumped for press day on Orlando for Tough Enough brother HH
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) June 19, 2015
– SEScoops.com reader Danny Warren sent along the following video clip that features former WWE Superstar Justin Gabriel making history as he jumps out of an airplane to discuss his Canadian Wrestling’s Elite debut for the “Fear Factor Tour.” For more on CWE, visit their official website at CWECanada.ca.
You can check out the Gabriel skydiving clip below.
Mike Hayes, the OVW star and decorated war veteran who took part in the WWE Tough Enough tryouts but was ultimately eliminated before the final cut, is reportedly going to be hired by WWE after all..
WWE released a video on Thursday, which you can view above, of WWE Senior Director of Talent Development, Canyon Ceman, informing Hayes that he will have an opportunity in WWE when he feels he is ready, noting that the company always honors its’ word.
Check out the video released by WWE above.
WWE issued a press release today to announce details on where and when fans will be able to tune into the WWE Tough Enough post-show.
Below is the press release with all of the details:
STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE Network will exclusively air Tough Talk, a live recap show hosted by WWE Superstar The Miz, starting Tuesday, June 23 at 9/8 C, immediately following the new hard-hitting reality series, WWE Tough Enough on USA Network. During the half-hour program, The Miz will have exclusive interviews with eliminated competitors, judges, coaches and special guests. Using social media to ask fans for questions and comments, The Miz will get the answers they want most.
A devoted lifelong WWE fan, MTV “Real World” alum Mike “The Miz” Mizanin competed on the fourth season of Tough Enough, where he finished as the runner-up. Determined to make it, The Miz continued to train and earned his spot at WWE, where he is now living out his dream at the top of the roster. The Miz has also been featured in commercials, on television and has starred in 20th Century Fox’s action-thriller films “The Marine 4: Moving Target,” “The Marine 3: Homefront” and ABC Family’s “Christmas Bounty.”
WWE Tough Enough, premieres Tuesday, June 23 at 8/7 C on USA Network. Outside the U.S., WWE Tough Enough airs live on OSN Sports 2 HD across the Middle East and North Africa, Ten Sports in the Indian subcontinent, Cielo in Italy and on YouTube around the rest of the world. Host and WWE Superstar Chris Jericho will be joined by a panel of judges, including WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan and WWE Diva Paige.
Every week, the three judges will each nominate one competitor they believe should be cut, and it will be up to the WWE Universe to vote and determine who they feel is “Tough Enough,” to remain in the competition. The competitor with the least number of votes will be eliminated. Throughout the season, each judge will have the ability to save one competitor from being sent home. Ultimately, one man and one woman will be considered “Tough Enough,” with each earning a one-year, $250,000 WWE contract.
WWE has announced that they are partnering with live streaming app Periscope to provide a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the new season of Tough Enough.
“This new innovative partnership with Periscope will ensure that WWE Tough Enough never goes off the air,” said Lisa Fox, WWE Executive Vice President, Content. “This daily all-access content will bring our fans closer to the competitors, the action and the drama than in any other reality show.”
Tough Enough premieres on the USA Network this coming Tuesday night at 8pm EST. (Meet the Cast)
Here’s the official press release.
USA NETWORK REALITY SERIES WWE® TOUGH ENOUGH® TO FEATURE DAILY PERISCOPE COVERAGE
STAMFORD, CONN – June 19, 2015 – WWE will turn to Periscope, a new live streaming app, to give fans a look through the eyes of the competitors as the drama unfolds each week during training and competitions leading up to the weekly premieres of the new hard hitting reality series to air on USA Network, WWE Tough Enough. The @WWEToughEnough account on Periscope will also include guest appearances from the show’s host WWE Superstar Chris Jericho®, Tough Enough judges WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan®, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan® and WWE Diva Paige™, as well as various other WWE Superstars and Divas.
Starting June 23, WWE Tough Enough will air weekly on Tuesdays at 8/7C on USA Network. Outside of the U.S., WWE Tough Enough airs live on OSN Sports 2 HD across the Middle East and North Africa, Ten Sports in the Indian subcontinent, Cielo in Italy and on YouTube around the rest of the world.
“WWE is already best in class when it comes to utilizing Twitter to engage with their massive global fan base,” said Danny Keens, Head of North American Sports Partnerships at Twitter. “Periscope allows anyone in the world to share and experience live video and now fans of WWE’s Tough Enough can further engage with talent from the show live in real-time. WWE is removing another barrier and allowing fans to have a deeper connection with their favorite WWE stars.”
“This new innovative partnership with Periscope will ensure that WWE Tough Enough never goes off the air,” said Lisa Fox, WWE Executive Vice President, Content. “This daily all-access content will bring our fans closer to the competitors, the action and the drama than in any other reality show.”
WWE Tough Enough combines the can’t-miss excitement of live television with reality-show drama, as WWE hopefuls vie for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the next WWE Superstar or Diva. Unlike anything on television today, the lightning-fast hour of entertainment and competition will include live results every week, giving fans worldwide the power to decide who stays and who goes the very same night.
Every week, the three judges will each nominate one competitor they believe should be cut, and it will be up to the WWE Universe to vote and determine who they feel is “Tough Enough,” to remain in the competition. The competitor with the least number of votes will be eliminated. Throughout the season, each judge will have the ability to save one competitor from being sent home. Ultimately, one man and one woman will be considered “Tough Enough,” with each earning a one-year, $250,000 WWE contract.
The revolutionary WWE Tough Enough App is now available for download. This app will provide an unprecedented fan experience before, during and after the show by enabling fans to vote for who stays and who goes with results calculated in real-time during the final minutes of each episode. The app will also include competitor bios and video and social updates as the competition unfolds throughout the week.
WWE Tough Enough Competitors Unveiled
NEW YORK and STAMFORD, CONN – June 15, 2015 – USA Network and WWE® have announced the final 13 competitors for the high-octane reality series, WWE Tough Enough, premiering live, Tuesday, June 23 at 8/7C on USA Network and around the world. The cast was chosen from more than 11,100 submissions from 113 countries. Forty finalists attended tryouts last week at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., with only 13 making the final cut. Tough Enough Competition Special, an inside look at last week’s tryouts, will premiere on WWE Network tomorrow, Tuesday, June 16 at 8/7C, and will also air on USANetwork.com on Thursday, June 18, at 10/9C.
The final 13 WWE Tough Enough competitors are:
Mada Abdelhamid, Los Angeles, California
Hank Avery Jr., Macon, Georgia
Daria Berenato, Los Angeles, California
Joshua Bredl, Thornton, Colorado
Gabi Castrovinci, Southington, Connecticut
Patrick Clark, Jr., Washington, D.C.
Dianna Dahlgren, Spokane, Washington
Alexander Frekey, Dallas, Texas
Sara Lee, Hope, Michigan
Zamariah “ZZ” Loupe, Bayou Boeuf, Louisiana
Giorgia Piscina, Brisbane, Australia
Amanda Saccomanno, Yorktown Heights, New York
Tanner Saraceno, Boiling Springs, South Carolina
WWE Tough Enough is hosted by WWE Superstar Chris Jericho®, who will be joined by a panel of judges including WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan®, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan® and WWE Diva Paige™. This season will combine the can’t-miss excitement of live television with reality-show drama, as WWE hopefuls vie for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the next WWE Superstar or Diva. Unlike anything on television today, the lightning-fast hour of entertainment and competition will include live results every week, giving fans worldwide the power to decide who stays and who goes the very same night.
Every week, the three judges will each nominate one competitor they believe should be cut, and it will be up to the WWE Universe to vote and determine who they feel is “Tough Enough,” to remain in the competition. The competitor with the least number of votes will be eliminated. Throughout the season, each judge will have the ability to save one competitor from being sent home. Ultimately, one man and one woman will be considered “Tough Enough,” with each earning a one-year, $250,000 WWE contract.
Each week, the competitors will be coached by WWE Legends Booker T™, Billy Gunn™ and Lita™, and competitors will come face-to-face with WWE icons including WWE Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon; Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative, Paul “Triple H®” Levesque; and WWE Superstars John Cena®, Big Show® and Randy Orton®, among others.
The revolutionary WWE Tough Enough App is now available for download. This app will provide an unprecedented fan experience before, during and after the show by enabling fans to vote for who stays and who goes with results calculated in real-time during the final minutes of each episode. The app will also include competitor bios and video and social updates as the competition unfolds throughout the week.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley noted on his official Facebook page that he watched Sunday night’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view with former WWE performer Joanie “Chyna” Laurer.
– Triple H posted the following on social media on Monday, teasing additional NXT live events outside the state of Florida.
An amazing three shows for @WWENXT this past weekend…the #NXTRoadTrip isn't stopping anytime soon. #StayTuned#FutureIsNow
— Triple H (@TripleH) June 15, 2015
– Below is a video promo for the return of WWE Tough Enough.
https://youtu.be/N0pq3bBqAz0
– The funeral service for the late “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17th in Tampa, Florida.
– Former WWE Superstar Virgil celebrates his 53rd birthday today. Virgil was born on June 13, 1962. Also celebrating birthdays today are Headbanger Thrasher (46) and Jacques Rougeau (55).
– The following is a video of Triple H addressing the 13 WWE Tough Enough finalists at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on Friday evening.