Monthly Archives: January 2021

Lesnar's Influence On WWE Scouting Talent, Ambrose Rips Foley Again, Lita Video

— With the recent signing of Brock Lesnar, there are some people in WWE that are hoping it will help the company recruit more amateur wrestlers. — The Dean Ambrose vs. Mick Foley feud continued on Wednesday night, with Ambrose tweeting the following messages about Foley: “I wonder if Mick would be so happy sitting […]

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Daniel Bryan pushing to bring more NXT talent to WWE SmackDown

In this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that Daniel Bryan has been pushing for more NXT talent to be brought up to SmackDown but has been met with opposition. Meltzer said that Bryan, who is involved in creative, has got pushback due to the poor track record of those brought up over the last […]

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WrestleMania XXVIII Sets Viewership Record, WWE Stock Continues To Dwindle

— WWE announced Thursday via e-mail that WrestleMania XXVIII set a viewership record with 1.3 million pay-per-view buys worldwide and five million viewers overall. Their statement reads: “WrestleMania set a record of 1.3 million pay-per-view buys worldwide and was seen by more than five million fans in 105 countries. The “Once in a Lifetime” extravaganza […]

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Tammy Sytch Skips Another Wrestling Show, WWE Remembers WCW Uncensored

— According to the official Facebook page of Maine based independent wrestling promotion Live Pro Wrestling (link), Tammy “Sunny” Sytch no-showed the promotion’s Thursday show after having paid for her flight and half of her appearance fee. She was replaced on short notice with fellow WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas. Sytch has no-showed several […]

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Shawn Michaels Interview: Concussions In Wrestling & His Faith

The Miami Herald has published Part 3 of its recent interview with WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. Here are some highlights of what Michaels told reporter Jim Varsallone about: His Faith: “I’ve shared my faith. I’ve had a lot of people ask me stuff. There are still a ton of detractors. There’s still a […]

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CM Punk Apologizes For Telling WWE Fan To Kill Himself

CM Punk apologized Monday evening on Twitter for telling a WWE fan who disagreed with his views on gay marriage to kill himself. Expressing his disapproval with Amendment 1 Monday morning on Twitter, Punk wrote a message in support of gay marriage being legalized in the state of North Carolina. Amendment 1 is a controversial […]

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Former WWE Star Receives Tryout Match With TNA, Kurt Angle To Face Old Rival

— Kurt Angle stated on Twitter that he would be wrestling Samoa Joe at Monday night’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida. The match will air on Thursday. Also announced for the show is a three-way match between Brooke Tessmacher, Gail Kim and Velvet Sky for the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship. — It was noted […]

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WWE Ranks The Top 50 WCW Wrestlers Of All-Time

WWE.com has released a list counting down the top 50 WCW wrestlers of all-time. Eligibility begins with Ted Turner’s purchase of World Championship Wrestling in 1988—anything from Jim Crockett Promotions and NWA predating this is ineligible. Those eligible were rated only on their accomplishments while in WCW, as well as everything from longevity to cultural […]

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Jim Ross Blog: Austin's Redneck Island, Ziggler Going Solo, Cena Not On RAW

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about: Redneck Island: “Talked to @steveaustinBSR last week. Steve spent approximately 30 days in Mexico taping ‘Redneck Island’ for CMT. He seemed pleased with the project […]

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Identities Of Ryback's Latest Victims, WWE '13 Q&A On Collapsing Ring

— The local talent Ryback squashed on Monday’s RAW were two local talents, Kirby Mack and Stoney Hooker. Mackhas has worked for both Ring of Honor and TNA. Both Mack and Hooker are also regulars at the North Carolina-based HVW promotion, which Matt Hardy and Reby Sky have wrestled for. — THQ has posted a […]

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