– The Miz noted on social media that his “legal team” is working on getting current WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback stripped of his title due to the fact that he is unable to defend it right now due to injury. Miz tweeted the following:
– The “Funny Or Die” website released a Hulk Hogan spoof video this week. In the video, which you can view below, the Hogan character shows up backstage at WWE RAW and is interviewed by a Renee Young character.
– The following matches are scheduled to air on tonight’s edition of NXT TV on the WWE Network.
* Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady vs. The Mechanics.
* Baron Corbin vs. Jesse Sorensen.
* Chad Gable and Jason Jordan in tag action.
* Charlotte vs. Dana Brooke.
* Kevin Owens vs. Martin Stone (may have been a dark match).
* Blake and Murphy vs. The Vaudevillains for the NXT Tag Titles
– The latest edition of Jim Ross’ “Ross Report” podcast, which is available now, features an interview with WWE Tough Enough’s Patrick Clark. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
– Speaking of Tough Enough, below is this week’s “Tough Talk” post-show from the WWE Network.
PWInsider are noting that subscribers of the WWE Network who have cancelled their accounts have been contacted with a survey.
One question in the survey asks if those who have cancelled their subscription would be interested in having the option to purchase a PPV on the Network for just $4.99.
It’s not clear whether this $4.99 cost (if introduced) would be for all pay-per-view events on the WWE Network throughout the year, or whether it would increase for the bigger events.
On Monday, WWE announced that the “Stone Cold Podcast” with WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin will soon be returning to the WWE Network.
WWE revealed that Austin’s live show will return to the WWE Network next Monday night, August 3rd, with special guest Paige. The show will air live immediately after next Monday’s RAW.
Make sure to check back here at SEScoops.com on Monday evening for a recap of Paige’s appearance on the “Stone Cold Podcast.”
– As noted earlier today, immediately following RAW tonight on the WWE Network a 30-minute special will air taking a look at “The KLIQ Rules” DVD and Blu-ray which is due out tomorrow in the United States.
Its description reads: “A First Look to watch exclusive content from WWE Home Video’s latest release, The KLIQ Rules!”
– On Tuesday at 10pm EST the WWE Network will air “The Kliq: Behind The Curtain”, another 30-minute special which will see them reunite to take a look at the groups history.
– Meanwhile on Wednesday at at 9pm EST a 90-minute special “The Kliq Moments and Matches” will air looking at “the sweetest moments and matches in KLIQ history.”
– On Thursday, following SmackDown, “Kevin Nash: Too Sweet” will air which will be a 30-minute special celebrating the career of Kevin Nash as he is inducted into the 2015 Hall of Fame.
WWE have posted a sneak peek at KLIQ Week which begins tonight on the WWE Network, immediately following this week’s episode of RAW.
Fans will get a first-look into the upcoming home video release “The KLIQ Rules” which is due to be released tomorrow, July 28th in the US, August 5th in Australia and September 7th in the UK.
The DVD will feature a documentary looking at the Kliq’s run from the 1990’s to 2015 and will also include 19 matches with the Blu-ray copy featuring an additional four on top of that.
– On Friday it was reported that Hulk Hogan had been removed from the WWE following racist comments which were released to the world later in the day.
His contract from the WWE was terminated, he was removed from the WWE website, WWE Shop and the Tough Enough casting page – with Bret Hart being rumoured as his replacement.
In regards to what will happen with Hulk Hogan content on the WWE Network, Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Hogan’s matches will remain on the service.
However decisions are still being made with regards to what should stay and go – Hulk Hogan’s “Rock ‘n’ Wrestling” cartoon has been removed however matches are still also on YouTube.
– In another note, the @AskWWENetwork account has stated that at present, they have been received word relating to Hulk Hogan content on the Network.
@vaughanmooreMTW At this time we have not been given word on removing any content with Hulk Hogan. Please stay tuned for any updates. ^JA
– There has been some talk of having WWE SummerSlam be a four-hour pay-per-view event this year, however as of last word, the plan is to keep it the traditional three-hour show, not including the Kickoff Show on the WWE Network prior to the main show.
– The Rock’s mother Ata Johnson and his daughter Simone were in attendance at the NXT live event in Miami, Florida on Friday. Below is a photo of them at the show with Eva Marie, Jonathan Coyle and NXT Diva Lina Fanene, who is the cousin of The Rock.
– The WWE Network launch that took place in Malaysia this past week was as a regular television station, not a streaming service.
– Part-time WWE performer Chris Jericho is scheduled to work WWE live events on September 11th in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, September 12th in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 25th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and September 26th in Rochester, New York.
– The movie “Trainwreck,” which features WWE United States Champion John Cena, finished at number three at the box office for its’ opening weekend, drawing $30,097,040. Industry projections had the film estimated at doing a $25 million opening weekend, so by all accounts, the project is already a success.
– WWE is scheduled to release their “Beast In The East” WWE Network special from Japan on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom and Australia on October 5th. In addition to the matches that aired on the WWE Network live special, the DVD will also feature the dark matches, which included Cesaro vs. Diego and The New Day vs. The Lucha Dragons.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair is scheduled to make an appearance for Top Rope Promotions at their Summer Showdown 2015 event on July 31st. For more information, visit Facebook.com/TopRopePromotions.
– John Laurinaitis posted the following photo on social media that features Irish WWE performers Becky Lynch, Sheamus and Fit Finlay.
– Global Force Wrestling founder Jeff Jarrett and GFW talent Nick “Magnus” Aldis were the guests on the latest edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE posted the following Finn Balor themed preview for tonight’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network.
– WWE United States Champion John Cena posted the following video clip of himself working out with the caption, “Focus.”
– WWE Tag-Team Champions The Prime Time Players, Titus O’Neil and Darren Young, are working out at the NFL’s St. Louis Rams facility before tonight’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view event.
– The official WWE website has a Suplex City-themed poll today asking fans how many times they think Brock Lesnar will suplex Seth Rollins tonight at Battleground. The options are 5, 10, 17, more than anyone will be able to count or none at all. Leading the pack with 58 percent of the vote is “more than anyone will be able to count.”
– Scott Stanford noted via social media that a top player at tonight’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view will be calling into Monday’s RAW Pre-Show on the WWE Network.
Former TNA Wrestling star Jesse Sorensen worked the NXT television tapings at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida this past Thursday evening.
Sorensen worked a match with Baron Corbin at the taping, which should air on the WWE Network at some point in the next four weeks as Corbin faced all “enhancement talents” during the tapings.
Additionally, former NXT talent Danny Burch (Martin Stone) worked the NXT TV tapings this week. Burch lost to Kevin Owens in a match that should air on the July 29th edition of the show.
– WWE Tough Enough competitor Chelsea suffered an ankle injury earlier this week and visited with doctors on Saturday. WWE posted the following photo of her getting checked out.
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– Stephanie McMahon, Renee Young, Big E., Xavier Woods and Natalya hosted an anti-bullying rally at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stamford, Connecticut this week. Below are some photos from the event.
As previously reported, longtime WWE executive Lisa Fox Lee was fired by the company. Lee, who was employed by WWE dating back to 1995, was most recently used as the Executive Vice President of Content. She headed up the WWE writing team and reported directly to Vince McMahon and Triple H. She was also one of the executives in charge of the WWE Network and television content.
Although this has not been confirmed as the reason she was let go, however it is known that Lee was the point person for WWE’s bid on the old Paul Boesch Houston Wrestling tape library. As it turns out, NWA’s Bruce Tharpe made the winning bid and ended up with the library instead of WWE.
Because NWA got the library, they ended up starting their own streaming service with matches featuring many WWE Legends and other Hall Of Famers. While the service won’t directly compete with the WWE Network, WWE was upset that a similar service was started by another wrestling company that featured several high-profile matches.
– On the crawler that was displayed during Monday’s WWE Battleground “go-home” edition of WWE RAW, it was noted that the WWE Network will soon be adding 50 hours of ECW programming.
– Eric Bischoff will be the interview subject for WWE’s “The Monday Night War Volume 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray, which is currently set for a September release. Bischoff will likely talk to Renee Young under the same format that Triple H and Sting did, which is where an episode of the WWE Network “Monday Night War” series will air, and then Young will ask Bischoff questions related to the theme of the episode.
– WWE.com has a new article up regarding Stardust and The Miz feuding with “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell.
– The latest edition of Jim Ross’ “Ross Report” podcast, which features an interview with Ring Of Honor star Michael Elgin, is now available. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
– The latest edition of Ric Flair’s “Wooo Nation” podcast, which features an interview with J.J. Dillon, is also available today. You can download that one at Play.it.
– The following matches and segments were taped on June 18th in Winter Park, Florida for tonight’s edition of NXT TV on the WWE Network.
* Eva Marie promo
* NXT Tag Team Champions Blake and Murphy vs. Sawyer Fulton and Angelo Dawkins in a non-title match
* Sami Zayn appears
* Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte for the NXT Women’s Championship
WWE announced on Tuesday that they will be updating their official WWE Network subscriber count on July 30th.
Below is the press release WWE issued today with all of the details.
WWE® to Report Second Quarter 2015 Results
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced that it will report its second quarter 2015 results on Thursday, July 30, 2015, before the opening of the market. The Company’s Chairman & CEO Vincent K. McMahon and the Company’s Chief Strategy & Financial Officer George Barrios will host a conference call beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the results.
All interested parties are welcome to listen to a live web cast that will be hosted through the Company’s web site at ir.corporate.wwe.com. Participants can access the conference call by dialing 855-200-4993 (toll free) or 913-489-5104 from outside the U.S. (conference ID for both lines: 7721585). Please reserve a line 5-10 minutes prior to the start time of the conference call.
The earnings presentation referenced during the call will be made available on July 30, 2015 at ir.corporate.wwe.com. A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call concludes, and can be accessed on the Company’s web site.
Josh Modaberi of Cult of Whatever recently interviewed PJ Black (aka Justin Gabriel) about a number of topics. Below are some of the highlights.
On quitting WWE: “I see myself as more of an artist, I don’t really care about how much money I make, for me it’s more about the art of professional wrestling. There are a lot of guys that will just hang around because Vince will give everyone a shot and some guys will just hang around thinking that tomorrow will be their shot and then the next thing you know three years have gone by.
“One year went by and I realized it wasn’t going to happen and I couldn’t wait any longer and that is the reason I quit. There are guys there that will just hang around waiting for their shots, who knows if it’s going to happen, it’s all a timing thing.”
On the WWE Network: “That was another frustrating thing for me, we had a network, we have 24 hour programming and we could fit so many programs on there. We pitched a cruiserweight show, we pitched a hardcore show, we pitched all of these different shows which never came to fruition.”
On returning to WWE: “Quite possibly, in two or three years who knows, I don’t plan that far ahead. Vince actually called me and said he knew I wanted to do my own thing and have more wrestling time so he told me go away for two or three years and go do my thing and possibly comeback.
“Hunter on the other hand didn’t like the way I did it because I quit over the phone and told me he’s going to make me wait ages before I’m allowed to come back to WWE.”
– In addition to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Diva and Total Divas star Eva Marie was doing some filming for the new WWE 2K16 video game commercial on Thursday. Below is a photo of Eva on the commercial set.
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– The Miz and Maryse are scheduled to attend ESPN’s 2015 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California next week.
– The season finale of Jerry Springer’s “WWE: Too Hot For TV” show on the WWE Network is now available. The preview for the episode titled “Sex Sells” reads as follows:
“Embracing the hottest, sexiest and most scandalous superstars and divas in WWE history, Jerry Springer presents the moments that truly live up to the series title.”
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn is set to take place on Saturday, August 22nd, the night before SummerSlam at The Barclay’s Centre in New York City.
The event will be broadcast on the WWE Network and William Regal has just confirmed a huge title match that will take place during the event.
Speaking at the Mattel panel at this year’s Comic Con in San Diego, William Regal confirmed that Kevin Owens will get his NXT Title rematch against Finn Balor.
Finn Balor defeated Kevin Owens at the recent “Beast in the East” WWE Network special live from Tokyo Japan to begin his first reign as the NXT Champion.
WWE Network is now available in Italy. WWE issued the following to fans in Italy earlier today:
“WWE Network is now available for $9.99 (U.S.) per month, with all 12 annual WWE pay-per-view events LIVE, including WWE Battleground® on Sunday, July 19, where Brock Lesnar® will face Seth Rollins® for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. New subscribers to WWE Network receive their first month of service for free. WWE Network subscribers in Italy will have access to the U.S. English language version of WWE Network. In addition to all 12 WWE pay-per-view events, WWE Network gives subscribers 24/7 scheduled programming and the most comprehensive video-on-demand library with more than 3,300 hours of content, including every WWE, WCW and ECW pay-per-view.
Like other digital subscription services, such as Netflix and Hulu, fans are able to sign up online by going to WWENetwork.com and can watch WWE Network on their TV through connected devices such as Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku streaming devices as well as Smart TVs. WWE Network is expected to be on Sony platforms, including Sony PlayStation 3 and Sony PlayStation 4 prior to SummerSlam® on Sunday, August 23.”