Chris Jericho and William Regal had a back-and-forth exchange on Twitter over the weekend. Jericho, who has accused CM Punk of ripping off his moves, is now being accused of the same offense by Regal.
Jericho tweeted on Saturday:
“Good news! Just signed a deal with Methuselah…I’m gonna wrestle until I’m 946 years old! Hurrah! Congrats fans, you got what u wanted!”
Regal replied:
“Perhaps I should invent some new stuff you can steal from me!”
Jericho responded:
“That would be great since you’ve done nothing new for years”
Regal got in the last word:
“While the likes of Chris Jerico and some of his worthless friends make a big production of passing the torch,I just do as I always do without fanfare and truly encourage,train and mentor the younger talent.How dare I call help without getting credit heaped on me.Shame,regal,Shame.”
— Jim Ross makes his return to the announce booth this week as he is slated to broadcast the debut episode of WWE NXT at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. It is not known whether he will broadcast the FCW Wrestling taping.
Speaking of the WWE Hall of Famer, he wrote Sunday night on Twitter that he was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—the site of tonight’s Raw SuperShow—with his wife.
— David Otunga is expected to return to television shortly after fiancee’s Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law was convicted Thursday of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Otunga and Hudson were spotted at Six Flags less than 24 hours after the verdict was announced.
— Daniel Bryan will be appear on 105.7 the X Tuesday morning in Pennsylvania to promote the evening’s SmackDown taping in Hershey.
— Jim Ross suggested Sunday on Twitter that he would be broadcasting this Thursday’s WWE NXT and FCW Wrestling tapings at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida alongside William Regal.
The WWE Hall of Famer, who generally shies away from rumors and speculation, re-posted the following remark: “Regarding the new @WWENXT and #FCW tapings at Full Sail University, @JRsBBQ and @RealKingRegal may end up announcing those shows. #WWE.”
— After locking lips with her “friend” Antonio Cesaro following his victory on SmackDown, Aksana divulges some surprising details regarding the newcomer in an interview with WWE.com. (Watch)
— The official YouTube account of WWE uploaded several clips from 1995 episodes of Raw last week and subsequently took them down.
— Announced exclusively on WWE.com, WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth will defend their titles for the very first time at WWE Over the Limit on May 20, taking on Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger. (Match Preview)
— WWE.com has added Rob Van Dam to their Alumni section. The website writes, “Rob Van Dam’s innovative maneuvers, laid back demeanor and airbrushed attire made him ECW’s most popular Superstar of all time, and he later became WWE Champion at a historic contest in New York City. Check out RVD’s career milestones, photos and videos, the latest addition to WWE.com’s Alumni section!” (Profile)
This continues a trend of WWE.com acknowledging former talent affiliated with TNA Wrestling as Sting was added to the section last week and a playlist of Hulk Hogan’s wildest interviews was uploaded. Furthermore, three TNA Wrestling stars who succumbed to Brock Lesnar during his rise to the top of WWE—Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle and Hogan —were shown in a series of video packages on the April 23 Raw SuperShow.
– There were reportedly several top members of WWE management that were concerned about how much John Cena bled at Extreme Rules. Cena was busted open ‘the hard way’ in the opening minutes of the match after a brutal elbow to the head from Brock Lesnar that almost ended the match.
– William Regal announced on this week’s NXT that he has scouted new wrestlers that will soon be appearing on the show. He did not reveal the identities of the new talent, but did promise we’ll see several NXT debuts in the coming weeks.
– WWE has posted a new video looking at some of the company’s funniest bloopers. The video, which is inspired by Lilian Garcia’s recent fall on the entrance ramp, features clips of the Shockmaster, Matt Hardy falling down, “Mean” Gene Okerlund cursing on live television and more.
“If Lilian Garcia’s recent tripping on the entrance ramp left you in stitches, watch this series of hilarious trips, falls and blunders by a host of sports-entertainment’s top grapplers — a partnership between WWE Classics and “Are You Serious?”
— On Wednesday, WWE’s stock price set a new 52-week low and closed at its lowest mark since April 2003. The stock closed at $7.96 per share after setting a 52-week low of $7.95 per share. It is also the first time the stock price has closed under $8.00 per share since April 2003.
— NXT authority figure William Regal fired both Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks on this week’s NXT episode (watch here) after pitting the perennial troublemakers against each other in a match in which their jobs were at stake.
Hawkins addressed his termination on Twitter, writing, “Future Endeavored. Anybody hiring a ridiculously good looking pro wrestler with exceptional hair? Damn you #NXT.”
This week’s episode of NXT also features Johnny Curtis vs. Percy Watson and Kaitlyn vs. Maxine.
— Beth Phoenix and Chris Jericho are scheduled to appear on French television show The Grand Journal this Friday to promote the evening’s Raw live event in Paris, France.
– Monday’s taped WWE RAW Supershow from London drew a 3.08 rating with 4.4 million viewers. This is essentially even with last week’s show, which drew a 3.10 and 4.3 million viewers.
– There are currently no firm plans for WWE to move SmackDown to Tuesdays on a regular basis, according to f4wonline.com. WWE has been running live Tuesday SmackDown specials in recent weeks, but ratings have not been strong enough on Tuesdays to warrant the change.
– William Regal wrote on Twitter that he had to leave WWE’s current Eurpean tour to take care of “family business.”
— Courtesy of Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis, the Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena match at Extreme Rules has been changed to a no-disqualification, no count-out “Extreme Rules” Match, WWE.com has confirmed.
— WWE has released the synopsis for Classics On Demand programming during the month of May: “Relive the insane moments that made you say…OMG! From unbelievable moves to shocking moments, it’s a jaw-dropping month full of the unexpected. It’s “OMG! Month” all May on WWE Classics On Demand.”
— WWE will hold a SmackDown taping on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
— Alicia Fox and William Regal will be signing autographs Thursday in Cardiff, Wales to promote WWE’s The Best of Raw and SmackDown 2011 video release at the HMV on Queen Street.
– SmackDown newcomer Damien Sandow is overseas with WWE this week and is headed to London for Tuesday’sSmackDown from the O2 Arena. It’s possible he will make his TV debut this week, or he could just work a pre-show dark match.
– William Regal has been teaming with Tyson Kidd on the current WWE tour. The duo has defeated Hunico and Camacho at the past few live events. Prior to their matches, Regal has introduced Kidd “the most underrated wrestler with WWE.”
– Fans of former WWE superstar MVP shouldn’t get their hopes up about him ever returning to the company. While he’s been open about the possibility of returning one day, he changed his tune over the weekend. When asked by a fan on Twitter if he’ll ever return to WWE, he responded, “Never again.”
— WWE has a three-hour Raw SuperShow scheduled for June 11 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the final show before No Way Out on June 17 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. A three-hour Raw is also scheduled for April 23. (thanks to Devin Cutting)
— Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash will participate in an autograph together on May 19 at the Frank & Son Collectible Show in 19649 San Jose, City of Industry, California. Additional details will be released soon.
— Jerry Lawler appears for USA Championship Wrestling on April 7 at the Old Burns Gym in Burns, Tennessee. The event begins at 8:00 p.m.
— Zack Ryder is the latest WWE Superstar to try out Diamond Dallas Page’s yoga program DDP Yoga (available at www.ddpyoga.com). Other WWE talent utilizing the fitness workout include Chris Jericho, Curt Hawkins, Daniel Bryan, Kane, Mick Foley, Santino Marella, The Miz, Titus O’Neil and William Regal.
– Monday’s post-WrestleMania RAW Supershow drew a 3.4 rating with 5,015,000 viewers. The show did hours of 3.39 and 3.44. Not a great number for the night after a hot WrestleMania, but the show faced stiff competition from the NCAA men’s basketball championship game.
– On Monday’s RAW, we saw the continuation of CM Punk and Chris Jericho’s feud. According to pwinsider.com, CM Punk was scheduled to retain the WWE Title at WrestleMania 28 from the very beginning of the feud being planned.
– William Regal announced today that he will be competing on WWE’s upcoming tour of Europe:
“I found out yesterday that I will be competing on the entire Smackdown tour of Britain and Ireland.Lovely.”
– John Laurinaitis wrote on Twitter that Friday’s SmackDown will be “new and improved” with him in charge.
— The latest issue of WWE Magazine asks Daniel Bryan to give his opinion on his best work in a WWE ring so far. He says it’s a match that took place on WWE Superstars last year.
“My favorite match was probably my bout against William Regal on the November 10, 2011, Superstars in England,” Bryan said. “Whenever I get to wrestle someone who has taught me as much as Regal has is great for me, and to do it in his home country added something special to the match.”
— A number of celebrities were on hand for WrestleMania XXVIII including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson. TMZ.com has published an article noting the couple’s appearance. TMZ says Wilson introduced A-Rod to such WWE Superstars as Big Show, John Cena and Rey Mysterio.
— WrestleMania related searches did not fare relatively well on Google.com. The term WrestleMania hovered between No. 10 and No. 20 last night and until this afternoon. No wrestler cracked the top 20.
– Jim Ross and William Regal did commentary at Thursday night’s Florida Championship Wrestling TV taping from Orlando. Regal tweeted this about the experience:
“A huge honour for me tonight getting to announce with JR Jim Ross at FCW.He was the first person to interview me on USA TV 19 years ago.”
– Zack Ryder tweeted the following regarding this Monday’s RAW Supershow from Philadelphia:
“I got something Zacktastic planned for my Broskis in Philadelphia this Monday! I’ll keep you posted…
– Chris Jericho recently tweeted that WWE won’t be releasing a new t-shirt for him. Knowing Jericho’s affinity for working fans online, that probably means WWE has a whole line of Jericho shirts coming out.
– Jim Ross and William Regal will be among the WWE personalities at tonight’s Florida Championship Wrestling show in Orlando, Florida.
Jim Ross teased on Twitter that he could do some announcing at the tapings. William Regal noted that he’s looking forward to seeing Dean Ambrose compete tonight:
“I can’t wait to get to FCW in Tampa tomorrow to see that dear boy,Dean Ambrose.For what I an about to do to you,may my children forgive me.”
— WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik turns 69 years old today.
— The 1-hour Rock vs. John Cena preview show that will air on the USA Network on Monday, March 26th (prior to RAW) will be called, “Rock/Cena – Once In A Lifetime.” The show will replay the day before WrestleMania on Saturday morning, 3/31 at 9am EST.
— WWE creative had at one point planned last week to replace Kofi Kingston as R-Truth’s tag team partner with Santino Marella for comedic purposes. Though R-Truth and Marella partnered at weekend house shows, the idea has already been nixed.
— Wrestlers who participated in a recent talent evaluation with WWE were asked to write down the ten most embarrassing and humiliating things they think could possibly happen to them in the company. Steve Lombardi, who oversaw the evaluation with William Regal, then told them that odds are everything they came up with will occur at one point or another if they make it to the big show. They must therefore decide whether working for WWE at the risk of being humiliated is something they want out of life.
— Carlito has canceled his appearance on May 18 in Amersterdam, New York for In Your Face Wrestling. Another former WWE star in Lanny Poffo (a/k/a The Genius) will appear on the show.
— Mando Guerrero, brother of the late Eddie Guerrero, has a role in the Will Ferrell comedy film Casa De Mi Padre.
– With WrestleMania 28 less than 3 months away, we can confirm that Mark Henry vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight title is a match that has been discussed by the creative team in the past several weeks.
While that match could still happen, Big Show will likely end up wrestling NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, who recently revealed during a radio appearance that he’s in talks to compete at WWE’s biggest show of the year.
– Actor Kris Kristofferson spoke with the Toronto Sun this weekend and had the following to say about his son Jody signing a developmental deal with WWE:
“I identify with him so much, because people thought I was just as crazy as he is when I decided I was going to Nashville. But he loves it and he’s committed to it just like I was with songwriting. And to be able to do what you love to do — you can’t get better than that.”
– After campaigning for a World Heavyweight Title shot against Daniel Bryan on Twitter over the weekend, William Regal responded to several fans that said he doesn’t deserve a shot:
“And for the divs who feel the need to bring up my past problems,I am what I am and don’t regret anything.It’s what makes me me.”
“I’m over 800 tweets in and the overall verdict(apart from a few faceless keyboard warriors)is that they would like this to happen.@WWE.”
— William Regal wants former protégé Daniel Bryan to grant him a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.
He tweeted Sunday, “I’ve never asked Daniel Bryan for anything for my help and guidance over the years. So now perhaps it’s time. I still want to be the first English World Champion. I would like Daniel Bryan to grant me a title shot. WWE pay attention.”
Regal then stated in response to those who doubt his ability: “It seems as though a lot of people think the same. One thing though, I don’t deserve a title shot, but I want one. Some people think I’m not up to it. People have been counting me out for years but I can still wrestle as good as ANYONE in the world.”
Regal faced Bryan in his last WWE match, which took place at the November 8, 2011 WWE Superstars taping in Liverpool, England. Regal’s last match on a top-tier show was also against Bryan, on the December 20, 2010 Raw.
— This May, Mattel will release a WWE Legends action figure on King Kong Bundy via MattyCollector.com. There was an apparent trademark issue with the King Kong Bundy name as the February 2012 edition of WWE Magazine features an advertisement for the action figure and it is branded as “Bundy.”
— For $10 you can see live streaming video of Shelly Martinez’ experience this coming week at WrestleReunion in Los Angeles, California. She posted the following on her Tumblr page:
“If you are not a member of ShellyMartinez.org aka part of the Funtime Gang and you would like to see the live streaming during Wrestle Reunion (Wed-Sat) you can have full access to the Live Stream page for $10. I will live stream from the hotel room, the event itself, my bikini opps, Danielle’s bday party and whatever else I can. If you aren’t around when we stream live you will still have access to the page to view the archives all Wrestle Reunion week. Send your $10 payment to shellymartinezcustomerservice@gmail.com via Pay Pal and you will receive login info/times. Already part of the Funtime Gang? Login info is located on the Video Chat page :)
— Gangrel and Rikishi have been announced for WrestleReunion on Saturday, which takes place at the Westin Los Angeles Airport 5400 West Century Blvd. Los Angeles, California.
– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross turns 60 years old today. Happy birthday to JR!
– William Regal’s Twitter account was hacked Monday night and several Regal-like sayings were published including “I love Dr Who,” “Plonkers!,” “I’m on a horse!,” “Don’t cross me!” and “Can’t get the theme song from Eastenders out of my head.”
Regal is now back in control of the account and has deleted the fake tweets.
– Stephanie McMahon joined her personal trainer Dave Palumbo Monday night on Heavy Muscle Radio. The synopsis for the show said:
“How is it like living in the spotlight of the WWE, as well as being a mother of three, and a hard training fitness enthusiast? It’s not as easy as it seems, and Stephanie knows it’s a fine balancing act.”
We’ll post a recap of the appearance soon. As we reported here on the site last week, Stephanie’s trainer Dave Palumbo recently helped her lose 80 pounds following the birth of her most recent daughter.
– Mexico’s Super Luchas Magazine is reporting that TNA star Jeff Hardy, who is set to headline the upcoming Genesis pay-per-view, is the man behind WWE’s cryptic January 2nd, 2012 promos. This report is completely false. Update: Today is “Innocents’ Day” in Latin America, which is similar to April’s Fools Day here in the United States, so that’s the origin or this story. Move along, nothing to see here.
– WWE Magazine is now available on the iPad.
– ESPN’s E:60 documentary piece on Scott Hall from earlier this year is nominated for Sports Illustrated’s “Best News Feature on a Sports Program” award.
– William Regal has once again addressed rumors of his retirement. Regal tweeted on Wednesday:
“Can I please make this clear.I have never said I’m retiring.Not at the O2 last year nor this week.Not wrestle as much,yes,but not retire.”
“Nor have I been removed from NXT or the WWE.Not been in trouble either(shock I know).”
– William Regal tweeted the following on Monday night regarding his reported retirement:
“I’m slowly plotting my WWE appearance.Im taking my time but it will all be worth it in the end.When i only have so much time left to compete then you chose you spots wisely and make people take notice”
– Shawn Michaels’ new eBook titled “Diary of a Heartbreak Kid: Shawn Michaels’ Journey into the WWE Hall of Fame” has officially been released through Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross tweeted the following on Monday night regarding Steve Austin wrestling one more match:
“@steveaustinBSR says maybe 1 more match..TBD. Best bet, as merely a guess, 2013 at Wrestlemania. Perhaps only my wishful thinking.”
— The official website of Florida Championship Wrestling has added Jake Carter to their roster page. He is Jesse White, son of former WWE star Vader. He signed a developmental contract with WWE in April following a tryout at the organization’s developmental facility in Tampa, Florida.
White, 25, originally committed to the University of Oklahoma and was touted for the National Football League, but retired following a hip injury. He then followed his dad’s footsteps to the world of professional wrestling.
— Theodore Long kicked off Friday’s SmackDown by announcing that the first match of the night would feature 41 Superstars in the largest Battle Royal in WWE history. Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis then revealed the winner would earn a title match against the champion of his choosing.
Randy Orton won the 41-Man No. 1 Contender’s Battle Royal, last eliminating The Miz. Battle Royal elimination order is as follows: 1. Cody Rhodes, 2. Johnny Curtis, 3. JTG, 4. Michael McGillicutty, 5. Derrick Bateman, 6. Yoshi Tatsu, 7. Titus O’Neil, 8. Matt Striker, 9. William Regal, 10. Percy Watson, 11. John Morrison, 12. Dolph Ziggler, 13. Trent Barreta, 14. Jey Uso, 15. Ted DiBiase, 16. Tyson Kidd, 17. Daniel Bryan, 18. Tyler Reks, 19. Curt Hawkins, 20. Drew McIntrye, 21. Justin Gabriel, 22. Mason Ryan, 23. Primo, 24. Santino Marella, 25. Alex Riley, 26. Kofi Kingston, 27. Zack Ryder, 28. David Otunga, 29. Jimmy Uso, 30. Ezekiel Jackson, 31. Heath Slater, 32. Sin Cara (Negro), 33. Christian, 34. R-Truth , 35. CM Punk, 36. Sheamus, 37. Wade Barrett, 38. Jack Swagger, 39. Jinder Mahal, 40. The Miz.
Regal wrote the following on Twitter on Tuesday night:
“Some people have asked about the walkout on Raw.My personal reasons for my action was that I think HHH has enough on his plate being the COO.I know exactly what it takes to be in charge of Raw and it comes at a dear price(or it did with me).HHH is in charge of the WWE.He needs to concentrate on the company as a whole and put a suitable candidate in charge of the Raw brand.
Although we haven’t had much to do with each other(apart from the odd scuffle)18 years ago myself and HHH where very close. We choose separate paths but my heart went out to him last night as for whatever has happened in our respective lives,we where once friends.
I don’t agree with the superstars on any of there reasons for walking out on HHH.I just want him to share some of his burden. And I hope this message gets to him and he respects my view.”
— Matches taped tonight in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:
* Ezekiel Jackson vs. Tyson Kidd
* Brodus Clay vs. Mike Palmer
— WWE developmental wrestler Percy Watson appears on tonight’s episode of NXT: Redemption as he partners with Titus O’Neil in a tag team match against Derrick Bateman and Tyson Kidd. The NXT Season 2 contestant returned to WWE programming on last week’s episode of WWE Superstars as he and O’Neil lost a tag team match to Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks.
Other matches slated for NXT include:
* A.J. vs. Maxine
* Darren Young and JTG vs. Matt Striker and William Regal
Last week WWE star William Regal made headlines when it was reported that he wants to become the first British World Heavyweight champion in WWE history prior to retiring.
Regarding his retirement, William Regal wrote the following on Twitter:
“Let me make this very clear.I have not once said that I’m going to retire.I’ve said I don’t know how long I have left.Big difference.
“Having had a decent brake from in ring I am feeling ready to go for a while.But the fact is that’s down to two things.One is how long my body holds out and two is if people want me to wrestle.”
– Despite rumors that Bill Goldberg would be facing former WWE Champion Dave Batista upon returning to the ring in October, Goldberg has shot down those rumors on Twitter.
It is unknown at this time who Goldberg will be facing when he returns to the ring in Africa, but we do know that the shows are set to kick off in early October and end by October 12th.
For more on Bill Goldberg’s return to the ring, check out the SEScoops Bill Goldberg News Page.
William Regal has been talking about retiring from the ring for almost a year now, and announced on Thursday that he wants one last chance to become the first British World Heavyweight champion before hanging it up for good.
Regal, who has been announcing on NXT as of late, told fans during last November’s WWE UK tour that that tour would likely be his last. On Thursday night – Regal wrote on Twitter that he wants to compete on this fall’s WWE UK tour – and plans to win the World Heavyweight title in front of his hometown crowd in Liverpool, England:
“Trying to think if Teddy Long owes me a favour.I need to get a World Championship match on Smackdown on Liverpool. Maybe the last chance I have of becoming the first English World Champion in front of WWE’s loyalist fans.
Some people are saying I’m passed it.Maybe so but @WWE,look at it as charity.Give an old rogue a chance.”
Regal’s request got a ton of feedback from his Twitter followers, who support his plans and want to see him make history before ending his storied career. Regal wrote:
“I normally never retweet about wrestling,WWE or me(I don’t need to because I’m so over anyway)so sorry to everyone who it’s driving mental. I just want @WWE to take notice.Give back to your loyalest fans(and purely selfish reasons as I want to be the first British World champ).”
Whether or not Regal does actually wrestle his last match this year – he’s reportedly under WWE contract through 2014. He is currently doing commentary on NXT and has also done commentary for WWE’s developmental territory, FCW.