– The next episode of WWE Countdown premieres this Tuesday on the WWE Network and will look at the Top 10 most epic SmackDown moments of all-time.
– It appears that things are civil between Seth Rollins and NXT Diva Zahra Schreiber after their nude photos were leaked online last week. Zahra “favorited” a tweet from Rollins over the weekend about watching a movie while he was on tour in Abu Dhabi.
Vince McMahon and other WWE senior officials hosted another investor conference call this morning from company headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
– Michael Weitz, WWE’s SVP Financial Planning & Investor Relations, welcomes everybody and gives an introduction.
– Vince McMahon spoke about the WWE Network and WWE’s TV ratings. Vince touted social media followers being up 85% from the same quarter in the previous year. WWE is the #1 sports channel on YouTube, Vince spoke about WWE App growth and said everything is in support of the Network. He covered the subscriber increases, which were detailed in the earnings report. Vince talks about the Network and hands it over to Barrios.
– Barrios says 4th quarter results surpassed their expectations. He talked about new features on the Network and how they’ve added new subscribers. They still expect a gradual subscriber increase over time as consumer awareness grows. He talked about the Network expanding internationally. He said the UK and Ireland became their second biggest market almost overnight. Barrios said other international markets that they won’t be in by the end of this year will be worked on at a later date.
– Barrios talked about how the live NXT specials helped with growth. Steve Austin’s live podcasts with Vince McMahon and Triple H were two of the most watched Network shows ever, and said they’re working on having more live specials and working on more exclusive content like talk shows. He talked about revenue increases and other financial data that was detailed in the earnings release.
– Barrios talked about some projects WWE came out with in the last year and talks about their reach on social media and with the WWE App. They expect more growth all across the board next year.
– Q&A: Barrios was asked how they monitor to make sure fans who previously used a free month of WWE Network don’t sign up for another free month. Barrios said they have some tools in place to check for this but didn’t go into details.
– Q&A: A caller asked to compare the WWE fanbase to UFC/MMA and asked about WWE signing MMA fighters to help bring in MMA fans. Barrios said WWE is all about multi-generational family viewing and that’s different from MMA audiences.
– Q&A: Barrios was asked about the budget for WWE Network content and feature films in 2015. Fixed costs for the Network will be about the same as last year but the films budget will be between $20 and $30 million.
– Q&A: A caller asked Vince about Twitter controversy and the #CancelWWENetwork hashtag after the Royal Rumble. Vince said the whole situation was actually good for WWE – because it created controversy. Vince fans were upset that “Santa Claus didn’t come” at the Royal Rumble. Vince mocked fans who say they’re never watching again who are then glued to the TV the following night.
– Barrios wouldn’t comment on Network advertising revenue. He took a few more questions before wrapping it up.
In advance of WWE’s 2014 Q4 and 2014 full year earnings report this morning, WWE has announced two partnerships related to WWE Network:
1. Middle East – A five-year partnership with OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to distribute WWE Network as a premium, linear channel in time for WrestleMania® on Sunday, March 29.
2. Canada – An expanded partnership with Rogers in Canada providing even more Canadian fans with access to WWE Network and premium WWE programming. In addition to Rogers and Eastlink, the premium linear TV channel will now also be available to Cogeco Cable Canada, Shaw and Shaw Direct, TELUS Optik TV and TELUS Satellite TV, and Videotron subscribers.
Hit up page 2 for the press releases on both announcements.
The following are results of the NXT TakeOver: Rival special, which aired live on the WWE Network on Wednesday, February 11, 2015.
– Hideo Itami def. Tyler Breeze in an excellent opening match. This was a solid match to kick off the special. The crowd was hot for it throughout. In the end, Itami picked up the “W” with a running kick to the face.
– Baron Corbin def. Bull Dempsey in a No DQ match. Dempsey dominated a lot of the action throughout the majority of the match, however in the end, Corbin hit his End Of Days finisher for the 1-2-3.
– Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy def. The Lucha Dragons to retain the NXT Tag-Team Championships. This was a solid tag-team match with a ton of fast-paced, high-flying spots. In the end, Blake hit a top rope frog splash on Sin Cara for the pinfall victory.
– Finn Balor def. Adrian Neville to become the new number one contender to the NXT Championship. Balor did his elaborate entrance, which as usual, received a big reaction from the crowd. Neville dominated a lot of the action throughout, including multiple believable near falls, however in the end, Falor hit a giant double foot stomp off the top rope to score the win.
– While it still remains to be seen whether The Undertaker will return to WWE following his loss to Brock Lesnar last year, The Deadman is featured on the cover of the latest issue of WWE Kids Magazine (exclusively publishing in the United Kingdom), which hypes WrestleMania 31.
– Zahra Schreiber, the aspiring WWE Diva involved in a nude photo scandal with Seth Rollins and the WWE Superstar’s fiancee, was the most searched for topic on Google on Monday with over 200,000 searches.
– Two episodes of Raw from June 1996 have been added to the WWE Network vault. They are the two shows leading up to the King of the Ring. There are also few additions to the Quick Hits section, including Florida Georgia Line’s performance on Raw, a behind-the-scenes look of WWE Superstars filming a commercial for SmackDown’s new night on Syfy, and WWE’s tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the latest weekly sit-down video interview with Michael Cole, Triple H hypes tonight’s NXT TakeOver: Rival special on the WWE Network.
HHH told Cole that it’s a great time to be a WWE fan and a WWE Network subscriber, because NXT TakeOver: Rival is free for fans who signed up in February.
He spoke about some of the matches scheduled for tonight, putting over the Hideo Itami vs. Adrian Neville number one contender’s match and calling the Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens NXT Championship match a “very personal and emotional battle.”
You can check out the complete Triple H interview above.
– Triple H will be hosting a Q&A on Twitter at 3pm EST. today to promote tonight’s NXT TakeOver: Rival event. You can send HHH your questions by using the hashtag, “#NXTTakeOver.”
– The new WWE DVD and Blu-ray on Daniel Bryan, which is expected for a June release, will no longer be a simple match-compilation feature. The project will now include an extended version of the “Journey to WrestleMania XXX: Daniel Bryan” documentary that aired on the WWE Network last April. The new synopsis for “Daniel Bryan — Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!” reads as follows:
“Relive Daniel Bryan’s historic Journey to WrestleMania as he prepares for the biggest night of his career. Now with an extended cut, follow the leader of the Yes Movement into New Orleans for the biggest show of the year, WrestleMania 30. Witness the rise of one of the most popular WWE Superstars of all time from his humble beginnings into WWE Champion. Also includes an all-new interview with Daniel Bryan discussing some of the most important matches of his career as well as some exclusive matches in their entirety.”
– Below is a video preview for this coming Sunday’s edition of WWE Total Divas on E!:
– WWE announced after the SmackDown television taping on Tuesday night that they will be returning to the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, June 13th for a non-televised live event. Tickets go on sale for the event on April 18th.
– WWE Network will soon be adding a two-hour version of WWE’s “John Cena: Greatest Rivalries” DVD, which was released this past October, in the “Beyond the Ring” category.
– Part-time WWE performer The Rock recently did some sparring with NFL and UFC insider Jay Glazer for a future episode of his new HBO series, “Ballers.” Rock posted the following photo of the two on the set of “Ballers” on Tuesday.
The following matches were taped prior to Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Columbus, Ohio for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars on the WWE Network.
– Titus O’Neil def. Jack Swagger in the opening match of the taping. This was said to be a pretty decent match with its’ fair amount of crowd heat. In the end, the finish saw O’Neil hit Swagger with his finisher for the 1-2-3.
– Luke Harper def. R-Truth in the main event of the show. Harper dominated throughout the majority of the match, with Truth getting in a few hope spots here and there. The finish saw Harper blast Truth with his 360-clothesline for the pinfall victory.
WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart recently spoke with The Sport Vision about a number of topics, including his respect for John Cena, his wish that Hulk Hogan had the “courage” to work with him, the reason he would like to strangle Eric Bischoff and more. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
His time in WCW and Eric Bischoff: “I could only be frustrated right from the day I started in WCW, and realized that it was a company run by a bunch of idiots that didn’t have a clue what they were doing. And they dropped the ball with me just about from the time I got there. And then after they dropped the ball with me, they kicked it around, kicked it backwards and out of the stands for most of the time I was there. I look back today, I’d like to strangle Eric Bischoff with my own pair of hands, and just thank him for doing such a lousy job with my career, and lying about everything he ever said to me.”
Hulk Hogan: “There’s a lot of wrestlers I worked with in those days that still stop me and tell me that the greatest match they ever had was with me… I take pride in that… I wish guys like Hulk Hogan might’ve had the courage to get in the ring with me, because I maybe could’ve given him his best match that he ever had, also. I just think that as wrestling moves into the future, everyday it goes further and further from my day, I look at the wrestlers today and I realize that they’re carrying the torch of my style. It’s not about strongman spots and Hulk Hogan, and putting one hand behind your ear and working the crowd, and stuff like that. It’s about guys that are out there suplexing each other, and doing a lot of complex wrestling moves, and a lot of action. That’s the kind of wrestling that I brought to the game.”
Daniel Bryan and CM Punk: “The moves that wrestlers are doing today, the innovating that some of these guys are doing, it all is a throwback to Bret Hart. I think Daniel Bryan reminds me a lot of my brother, Owen. I thought Punk had a lot of Bret Hart-isms in his matches, and little things he did that reminded me of stuff I did.”
John Cena: “I have nothing but respect for John Cena and his work rate. He’s one of the hardest working wrestlers there ever was. He’s been a great champion, an inspiring role model. It’s not easy being John Cena and carrying all the weight of the company on your back all the time. What he’s done with Make-A-Wish kids, and kids in general, kids in general around the world. People don’t understand sometimes what it’s like to be John Cena, to understand how much pressure is on him everyday to do the right things and to always be the class champion that he’s been. He’s a tireless champion that gives 100 percent every night… He could do a little bit better with some of his technical moves sometimes, but I think in the long and short of it, I think John Cena’s established himself to be maybe one of the greatest wrestlers that ever lived. I think he’s an amazing wrestler.”
On his proudest moment: “When I stood up for myself in Montreal, and knocked out Vince McMahon for cheating me in that match. I think it’s still defines me as a wrestler, and as an artist, and a talent, and somebody that was betrayed. I’ve always been really proud of how I reacted, and how I carried myself that day. And in the end, I think I proved I was right.”
Check out the complete interview at TheSportVision.co.
– Triple H will be hosting a media conference call this coming Tuesday to promote the next NXT live special on the WWE Network, NXT TakeOver: Rival, which airs on Wednesday night. Make sure to check back here on Tuesday afternoon for notes from the call.
– WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio did a photo shoot with noted hip-hop artists Rick Ross and French Montana earlier this week. No other details are known as of this writing. Below are a couple of photos of Mysterio with the famous rappers.
– WWE Diva Tamina Snuka, who has been on the sidelines since June of 2014, has been training with NXT Diva Lina Fanene recently and is expected to return from injury in the near future.
– Below is a clip of the Paul Heyman “Breaking News” segment on Brian Williams on the WWE Network on Friday night.
The WWE Network will be airing a special Paul Heyman segment tonight at 7pm EST. Heyman will be addressing the controversy surrounding NBC News anchor Brian Williams, who claimed he was in a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq, a claim that turned out to be untrue.
The official WWE Network Twitter account tweeted the following notice regarding Heyman’s scheduled segment tonight:
BREAKING: @HeymanHustle's take on Newscaster Brian Williams controversy – LIVE on @WWENetwork at 7pm ET.
– WWE recently added the following video to their official YouTube channel, which features Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens talking about their history together leading into next Wednesday’s NXT TakeOver: Rival live special on the WWE Network.
– Speaking of the upcoming Zayn vs. Owens match, Triple H recently commented on the rivalry, calling the two the “future of the business.” You can read his tweet below.
– To get ready for next Wednesday’s NXT special, you can check out the following video from WWE’s YouTube channel, “NXT TakeOver: R Evolution,” which shows the beginning of their NXT rivalry and recaps the most recent NXT live special in just one minute.
– As noted recently, Randy Orton has been advertised locally to return at several of the past WWE television tapings, but was held back due to creative decisions made by the company. Orton is being advertised for the February 16th edition of RAW in Orlando, which is the Fast Lane “go-home” edition of the show. With Orton scheduled to return in time for a program at WrestleMania 31, one would assume that if he doesn’t return on the 2/16 RAW show, he will be returning either at the pay-per-view itself, or at RAW the following night.
– The following matches were taped at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida for tonight’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network:
– Emma vs. Carmella
– Adrian Neville vs. Baron Corbin (Semifinals of the No. 1 Contender’s Tournament)
– Bayley vs. Becky Lynch
– Hideo Itami vs. Finn Bálor (Semifinals of the No. 1 Contender Tournament)
– Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville vs. Kevin Owens and Tyson Kidd
Check out the official video promo for tonight’s NXT show below.
– WWE noted on RAW that the new Immortals mobile video game was the #1 iPad game during its opening weekend. They announced last week that the game had 2.7 million downloads through that first weekend.
– WWE Hall of Famers Trish Stratus and Lita are continuing their “Team Bestie Tour” with a live appearance on May 23rd during the Women In Pro Wrestling Fan Expo at the Coastline Convention Center in Wilmington, NC. For tickets, visit TrishStratus.com.
– WWE fans who took advantage of the free WWE Network month in November but did not renew are able to get this month for free. Also, users previously canceled their subscriptions are also allowed to sign up for the free month.
– WrestlingDVDNews.com has released the following clip of Dean Ambrose talking about his experience working with The Undertaker from WWE’s upcoming “Destruction of The Shield” DVD and Blu-ray that comes out on February 17th:
– The latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which is now available, features Luke, one-half of the former WWE tag-team, The Bushwhackers. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep44 – Luke Williams of the Bushwhackers
“Luke Williams of the Bushwhackers makes a pilgrimage to Piper’s Pit this week to reconnect with his old friend and fans. Luke and Roddy talk about what it really takes to be part of a successful tag-team, Macho Man Randy Savage, Captain Lou Albano and why Roddy thinks that the next inductees into the Wrestling Hall of Fame should be The Bushwhackers and Cyndi Lauper.”
– Courtesy of the official WWE Instagram page, below is a photo of WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin backstage at Monday’s WWE RAW in Denver, Colorado.
– Speaking of RAW, below is the complete WWE RAW pre-show, which aired live on the WWE Network prior to this week’s show. This week’s RAW pre-show was hosted by Scott Stanford, Corey Graves and David Otunga.
– For those wondering, fans who canceled their WWE Network subscriptions in the past are still allowed to sign up today and get the entire month of February for free. Additionally, those who signed up just to get the WWE Network for free in November, but didn’t renew once their free month expired, are also allowed to sign up today and get the full month of February for free.
– Speaking of the WWE Network, there will be an hour long “Best of WWE Hall of Fame” special featuring several WWE Hall Of Fame induction speeches from the past airing this coming Saturday night.
– The Daily Local News website has an article up looking at the lawsuit filed against WWE by former WWE Superstar Big Vito LoGrasso and independent pro wrestler Evan Singleton. You can check that out at DailyLocal.com.
– The movie “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which features former WWE Superstar Batista in a prominent role, won the “Best Fantasy Film” award by the Art Directors Guild.
– Former NXT star turned WWE broadcaster Corey Graves posted the following on his official Twitter account on Monday, confirming a WWE RAW pre-show tonight on the WWE Network. The pre-show is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm EST. / 4:30pm PST.
In a new blog posted on his official website, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross shared his thoughts on tonight’s “Stone Cold Podcast” with Triple H, the controversy surrounding Roman Reigns, CM Punk in the UFC and whether or not WWE should sign Bubba Ray Dudley.
Below are highlights:
On tonight’s “Stone Cold Podcast” with Triple H: “Hopefully, the HHH podcast with Steve Austin won’t be the best part of my Monday night WWE viewing as the two former rivals have a tough act to follow after the Austin/McMahon podcast of a few weeks ago. I’m curious to see what twists and turns this interview takes as it should be a revealing and entertaining hour or so of programming. Austin and Jericho are the beneficiaries of having the WWE Network behind them with their respective podcasts.
IMO the more original @WWENetwork programming WWE can create the better in my view. Things like Austin/HHH should be good for the network and is relatively inexpensive to produce.”
On the controversy surrounding Roman Reigns: “Some never say die fans are still complaining about Roman Reigns winning the Royal Rumble but I’d guess by next week it won’t be such a big deal to the vocal minority. None of us know what shape of the WM31 card is going to resemble in it’s final rendition. I’m happy to wait and see as I can’t affect the card any more than anyone reading this.
Plus, my guess is that many who say that they won’t watch WM31 will be unable to resist temptation especially for $9.99.
Question…do you think that most vocal wrestling fans are as passionate regarding other, more important aspects of their lives as they are about pro wrestling? Just curious….”
On CM Punk in the UFC: “After talking with several MMA aficionados over the past several days they agree that it is ignorant for those MMA purists to diss CM Punk for getting into MMA w/ UFC including the fact that Brock Lesnar may well stick is toe back into UFC waters. It’s all about the cash and bringing press to the brand in a positive manner. What it actually is would be a no brainer to sane individuals.
No one in MMA, boxing or pro wrestling has enough box office attractions even if said attractions turns out to be a one hit wonder. That’s why now is a good time to take calculated risks.”
On Bubba Ray Dudley to WWE: “From a creative standpoint, I could easily see Bubba Dudley returning to WWE if for no other reason to allow Bubba to work with the younger talents on the road at live events. Young talents cannot improve working with those who have the same or less than them skill sets.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
Here is a full listing of the “Black History Month” content available on the WWE Network, courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com:
Madison Square Garden • February 2, 1976
Spiros Arion vs. Kevin Sullivan
Ernie Ladd vs. Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski vs. Ivan Koloff
WWE Championship Match: Bruno Sammartino vs. “Superstar” Billy Graham
Best 2 out of 3 Falls Match: Bobo Brazil & Tony Parisi vs. Crusher Blackwell & Bugsy McGraw
GWF Major League Wrestling • July 7, 1992
The Ebony Experience (Booker T & Stevie Ray) vs. John Tatum & Ron Price
Scott Putski vs. Black Bart
15-Man Bunkhouse Stampede Match
Mid-South Wrestling • September 8, 1983
Junkyard Dog vs. King Kong Bundy
Road Warriors vs. Art Crews & Rick Rude
No Disqualification Match: Jim Duggan vs. Ted Dibiase
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling • July 13, 1983
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs. The Brisco Brothers
Brett Hart vs. Greg Valentine
Rufus R. Jones vs. Dory Funk Jr.
Mid-South Wrestling • January 14, 1982
Brian Blair vs. The Monk
Ernie Ladd & The Samoans vs. Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes & Junkyard Dog
Dick Murdoch vs. Bob Roop
Championship Wrestling • December 10, 1983
The Iron Sheik vs. Jimmy Jackson
The Masked Superstar vs. The Tonga Kid
Tag Team Championship No Disqualification Match: The Wild Samoans vs. Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson
World Class Championship Wrestling • September 13, 1985
“Hollywood” John Tatum vs. Adidas
Iceman King Parsons & Kerry Von Erich vs. Mark Lewin & Jack Victory
All Star Wrestling • February 28, 1976
Bobo Brazil vs. Hans Schroeder
Stan Hansen vs. Johnny Rivera
Kevin Sullivan & Pat Barrett vs. Frank Monte & Billy Coleman
WCW Main Event August 17, 1992
Barry Windham vs. Tracy Smothers
Jimmy Garvin vs. Jushin Liger
Brian Pillman vs. George South
WCW World Championship Match: Big Van Vader vs. Ron Simmons
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling • August 1, 1984
Brian Adidas vs. Paul Kelly
Assasin #1 vs. Brett Hart (the other one)
Harley Race vs. Barry Windham
Rufus R. Jones & Pez Whatley vs. Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle
NWA World Wide Wrestling • September 15, 1982
Bad Leroy Brown vs. Pork Chop Cash
King Parsons vs. Jos Le Duc
Wahoo McDaniel & Jack Brisco vs. Jim Dolphin & Ben Alexander
Paul Jones & Greg Valentine vs. Mike Davis & Ron Richie
Mike Rotundo & Ricky Steamboat vs. Juan Renoso & Ali Bey
– Daniel Bryan will be taking over the official Seattle Seahawks Twitter page today at 6pm EST. to host a live Q&A. Bryan will be talking about WWE and the Seahawks going to this year’s NFL Super BowlXLIX game. You can send Bryan questions by using the hashtag “#12sQA.” To take part in the Q&A, head over to @Seahawks.
– The new WWE Immortals mobile video game received 2.7 million downloads in its’ first weekend of being released.
– Below is the Vince McMahon announcement that aired on Thursday’s live edition of WWE SmackDown regarding the free month of the WWE Network in February.
– As reported a few weeks ago, WWE has been negotiating with clothing company TapouT. The deal is said to be nearly done and the announcement is expected to be made imminently. TapouT is a former major UFC sponsor, an MMA apparel brand that will soon become WWE’s partner as a pro wrestling clothing brand.
– As noted, rapper Riff Raff has been training with WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan to become a professional wrestler. The website ContactMusic.com has an article up covering the story, where the hip-hop artist claims he has put on 55 pounds of muscle.
– Because there was no new WWE SmackDown show in Canada in the usual Wednesday time slot, the station aired two hours of WWE Network programming to fill the void.
Triple H is the guest on the latest edition of Michael Cole’s weekly sit-down interview for WWE.com.
In this week’s interview, Triple H talks to Michael Cole about the following topics:
– Weather issues resulting in the cancellation of Monday’s post-Royal Rumble edition of WWE RAW, resulting in WWE airing SmackDown live in Hartford, Connecticut on Thursday night.
– The WWE Network reaching one million subscribers, becoming the fastest growing digital streaming subscription service of all-time.
– WWE offering another free month of the WWE Network in February.
– Triple H appearing as the second guest on the “Stone Cold Podcast” live on the WWE Network next Monday night immediately following WWE RAW.
– The next NXT Takeover live special on the WWE Network on Wednesday, February 11th.
– The controversy stemming from last Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view and his big announcement coming up on next Monday’s edition of WWE RAW.
– His challenge to meet Sting face-to-face at the first ever WWE Fast Lane pay-per-view on Sunday, February 22nd.
Check out the complete Triple H and Michael Cole sit-down video interview at the top of this page.
The following matches were taped on Thursday night in Hartford, CT. prior to the live edition of WWE SmackDown for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event. While they will not air on the WWE Network, they will still be available on Hulu Plus on Friday and will air in some international markets on television this weekend.
– The New Day def. The Miz & Damien Mizdow in tag-team action to kick off the show. Big E. and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day in this one. The finish saw Big E. and Kingston pick up the pin after The Miz yelled at Mizdow outside of the ring, causing a distraction.
– Luke Harper vs. Dolph Ziggler is announced for the main event of the show.
– Erick Rowan def. Curtis Axel in singles competition. This was described as a really solid match, however the fans in Hartford were apparently not making a lot of noise for it. There was a “Rumble winner!” chant directed towards Axel during the match. In the end, Rowan picked up the win with his finisher.
– Roman Reigns is shown on the big screen, which prompted a loud boo response from the fans in attendance. The Arnold Schwarzenegger WWE Hall Of Fame video package was also shown.
– Dolph Ziggler def. Luke Harper in the main event of the show. Ziggler got a great pop from the Hartford fans for his entrance, and the crowd was said to be really hot for Ziggler throughout the entire duration of the bout. In the end, Ziggler picked up the win to end this week’s show.
– The post-WrestleMania 31 edition of WWE SmackDown will be taped on March 31st at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Advertised locally for the show are Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins. There is a pre-sale going on for tickets to the show right now with the code “WWEFAN.”
– Former WWE writer and MLW Radio host Court Bauer is the guest on the latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast, the final edition of his show before he returns live to the WWE Network on Monday night following WWE RAW, where he will be joined by WWE executive/performer Triple H.
The official description for the latest Austin podcast with Bauer reads as follows:
SASu – EP189 – Court Bauer of MLW Radio
“The Royal Rumble is still on Steve’s mind… and so is the NXT REvolution PPV! And he’s discussing both with MLW Radio’s Court Bauer. Topics covered: Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Sting, Paul Heyman, Dean Ambrose, Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville. You’ll also find out why the Triple Threat match at the Rumble was the best match Steve’s seen in years… pay close attention because the Word Of The Day is back too! “
– Below is a new video interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Superstar Billy Graham where he talks about playing football in the Canadian Football League prior to his pro wrestling days, which led to him being trained to wrestle in the Calgary area.
