A man that was shot in the eye last week, during a robbery in his liquor store, says that the worst that happened to him was not his injuries, but watching The Rock beat CM Punk at the Rumble... "That's the worst thing that happened to me all week, the Rock beat Punk," Dotterer exclaimed. "Did you know that?" CM Punk tweeted... "Tom Dotterer is amazing. He's got my respect. If he needs anything from me let me know."
SmackDown taping changed:
The April 16 taping of SmackDown will not be in Charlotte, NC, instead the Thompson-Boling Arena at the University Of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee will host the show.
Headbanger Thrasher interview:
On the formation of the team... "We actually got together, I was the head trainer for the world famous Monster Factory Wrestling School in New Jersey; which was owned by 'Prett Boy' Larry Sharp, and I was the head trainer there. I trained Chaz (Headbanger Mosh), D-Lo Brown, the Big Show among others, and me and Chaz just really hit it off and we jumped in the car and headed out on the road. We did our round in Memphis, we did our round for Smokey Mountain Wrestling where we actually became the Headbangers; Jim Cornette gave us the name 'The Headbangers' and when Smokey Mountain was closing, that when Cornette was trying to get all of his guys from Smokey Mountain into WWE/WWF. At that time, they were doing the part-time contracts and we were hired, just for TV, on a part-time basis. So we came into WWF as the Headbangers; that wasn't a Vince McMahon made gimmick or anything else, and frankly, it's not really a gimmick. That's how we are, we've always had the tattoos, the piercings and everything else; I just don't walk around my house in a skirt." On Ribs in the back... "It was funny, because Owen used to do fully, silly stuff where the rib would last two days. I can remember him being in the locker room and taking someone's wrestling bag and taking a padlock and padlocking it to a chair, just a steel chair. Or he take two guys bags; he did that to me and Chaz, he took a padlock and locked our two bags together and we were just like; we walk in and catch the end of it. We're like 'Oh, hey. What are you doing?' and he's like 'Oh, your bags are locked together. I don't know who did that; I just came over and saw it.' We knew who did it, because it was just Owen. Just to see what would happen tomorrow, is what he would do. Me and Chaz, we lived in the same hotel room, so the bags went together. We played along with it and lasted until Tuesday when we came to do TV and when we got there, we'd break the lock open. "It was harmless stuff but it was just so funny and it happened so often. One time, when Mark Henry first started wrestling, he broke his ankle or his leg. So, we're in the arena and Davey takes his crutches because he was sitting down. So he steals the crutches without Mark Henry even knowing and then Owen comes up to Mark and say 'Hey, Vince wants you and he's on the other side of the arena.' So, Mark is looking around and going 'Oh my god' and can't find his crutches. So, Mark Henry gets up and he starts hopping, on one leg, all the way across the arena and no Vince McMahon. It was things like that and once you know it was a joke, it was so funny."
Major announcement from TNA:
Dixie Carter has announced that TNA will finally take their TV shows national, rather than solely Florida based, they will air one show live, and tape a second every other week. The first live Impact will be on March 14 in Illinois' Sears Center. She also spoke of her hopes for the company's future... "Expanding outside of wrestling I think is important in order to grow the core product globally. Coming up with more licensing and sponsors, more programming - in the United States we just have one show and our competitor has ten hours of television a week so it is hard to compete. We have more television in the UK and that shows you how competitive we can be when we have more exposure, so that would be our goal in the United States. Again it's not because I haven't wanted to, it's just contractually I haven't been able to due to our contract agreement with Spike TV. But that is changing as well. I think all of these things combined will make for a very interesting 2013."
New OVW Champion:
Doug Williams beat Rob Terry to take TNA's feeder leagues top title.
Taz:
TNA decided to add Taz to Aces & 8's because they feel the group needs a strong mouthpiece, and don't feel Devon has what they are looking for.
WWE vs US Airways:
Alberto Del Rio has angrily chastised US Airways for holding the SmackDown crew for over 7 hours in an airport yesterday.
Jerry Lawler interview:
On his Heart Attack... ''Fortunately, I think fortunately, I really have no memory of that. We were doing a live broadcast, Monday Night Right, world-wide television. I had a match, a tag team match with myself and Randy Orton wrestling Dolph Ziggler and our WWE champion C.M. Punk. We went in and had a match that lasted about ten minutes long. Then, from the match, I came over and we went to commercial break and we started doing commentary. Literally, the next time I opened my eyes, I'm in the hospital with a ventilator down my throat and all these I.V.s in me and wires going everywhere. That was the real deal. Apparently, I had a cardian arrest and my heart just stopped beating for twenty minutes. ... They did CPR for 20 minutes and they shocked me seven or eight times and got me back." On Andy Kaufman... "Actually, when we got there that day to be on Letterman's show, Andy would not be seen with me. He wouldn't go anywhere with me. So, seperately, they brought us back with the segment coordinator and the guy said, 'Here's what we want to do. You guys are going to be on for two segments. Dave is going to have you try to be a little antagonistic.' I said, 'How antagonistic?' He said, 'Just a little bit during the first segment. During the second segment, Andy will apologize for making fun of wrestling and doing whgat he did and then you apologize to Andy for giving him the piledriver. Then, Andy is going to sing 'What The World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love. That was what was supposed to happen. That was early in the day because we taped at 5:30 in the afternoon and Andy called me at about noon and he said, 'You met with the segment coordinators?' I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'What do you think?' I was just happy to be on network television. I said, 'All that's going to do though, Andy, is end our feud forever once we apologize on network television. He said, 'Yeah...I wonder what would happen if you just hauled off and slugged me?' And I said, 'Well, first of all Andy, they probably wouldn't show it. Second of all, I'll probably get arrested. So, I don't know if we should do that or not.' He said, 'Yeah, you're probably right.' And literally, that's the way it was left. I didn't see or talk to Andy until we went on the air."
New team:
Brodus Clay and Tensai are to be paired together, because WWE enjoyed them dancing on Raw this week.
WrestleMania 30 location:
The official announcement on the location of WrestleMania 30 is to be made at the Elimination Chamber next month, the venue is almost certainly going to be the SuperDome in New Orleans.
Fan fests:
WWE were so happy with the Royal Rumble fan fest that they plan on continuing them for all the big 4 PPV events of the year.
WWE suits earnings revealed:
* Vince McMahon, $1.1 million * George Barrios, $575,000 * Kevin Dunn, $800,000 * Paul (Triple H) Levesque, $500,000 * Michelle Wilson, $575,000
The Rock pushes for McGillicutty:
WWE Champion The Rock has joined Triple H in urging WWE to promote, and change the name of Michael McGillicutty, WWE are said to be digging their heels in, because they want to have full control over their stars names, and do not like their talent to use their real names.
Vince surgery is legit:
Vince McMahon is to have surgery on his left hip, but the damage was not caused by Brock Lesnar, he has had the problems for a while, WWE decided they needed to do the angle to write him off TV for his operation and rehab.
Rock vs Punk backstage news:
The Rock and CM Punk practiced their Royal Rumble match during the day before the show, WWE were so careful to avoid spoilers that a curtain was placed around the ring to keep the talent from knowing what was happening. The match was moved to the main event at the Rumble at the last minute, the Over the top match was to be last until very late into Sunday afternoon. The Rock's Super Bowl ad has also been released, you can watch via this link.
Mason Ryan:
Mason Ryan is using a big boot followed by a Jack Hammer as his new finisher combo.
New WWE Alumni:
This weeks new addition to WWE.Com is Bruiser Brody.
YouTube are to announce they will start to charge $1 -$5 for subscription channels in the spring, they are reaching out to companies to host one of these new elite YouTube accounts, WWE is thought to be one of those companies. The charge will be set by the channel host, and will allow the company to air live shows, and PPV's via the video sharing site.
Big reveal coming in WWE:
WWE.Com have posted an article asking who has given Vince McMahon the info he had against Paul Heyman this week, speculating that, one of The Shield, or maybe Brad Maddox could be working for Vince as well as Heyman. Interesting... I wonder who is the double agent?.
Raw:
WWE Champion The Rock will not be on Raw next week, it is expected to be the only episode he misses between now and WrestleMania. Brock Lesnar will be there to answer for the assault on WWE chief Vince McMahon. He will also be on... * February 25th from Dallas, Texas * March 11th from Indianapolis, Indiana * April 1st from Washington, DC
TNA to Japan:
TNA have proudly announced a deal to air their programming on Nippon TV in the country. They have also signed a 2 year deal with Fuel TV in Australia.
Legit feud becomes public:
NXT star and 3MB leader Heath Slater have taken a personal feud onto Twitter, Corey Graves is angry that Slater, he feels, copied his look at the Royal Rumble and is letting every one of his followers know about it. Heath disagrees.
Elimination Chamber:
There is only going to be one Chamber match this year. Another match to be announced for the show is John Cena, Ryback & Sheamus vs The Shield.
SmackDown SPOILERS!!!:
Booker T announces the Elimination Chamber match will be a number 1 contenders match for a shot at Alberto Del Rio's World Title at WrestleMania 29... * Sheamus * Randy Orton * Dolph Ziggler * The Great Khali * Kane * Daniel Bryan However Dolph Ziggler said he already had a title shot and didn't want to earn another, so a returning Jack Swagger's music hit, and he was given the spot in Ziggler's place. * Kane & Daniel Bryan vs Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara * The Great Khali vs Jinder Mahal * Damien Sandow vs Sheamus * Wade Barrett vs Randy Orton * Jack Swagger vs Kofi Kingston * Alberto Del Rio vs Dolph Ziggler
Vince McMahon:
WWE say Vince McMahon will undergo surgery for a Broken left hip.
Edge endorses indy star:
Edge is personally funding a tour of Japan for an indy star, named Steven Walters... "Steven is the first and most likely only guy outside of WWE who I've kind of taken under my wing. If I didn't think he was a great kid with a great attitude I wouldn't have anything to do with him. I wish there was something like this when I started. I think it's great for companies like BumpDrunk to invest in guys like Steven. They're the future of the business. Without them, there is no business. I hope Zero-1 is prepared to have their door blown off the hinges."
Zack Ryder:
Has hit the studio, to professionally record his single ''Hoeski'' after people on YouTube asked how they could buy the track, it will be added to I-Tunes.
Shawn Michaels:
WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels has today admitted to missing being in the ring, but says he is enjoying his current life.
WWE turn back on Mexico:
Alberto Del Rio says WWE have given up on the Mexican market due to... * Declining economy * Attendances * Ratings * Piracy He says WWE were high on Mexico as recently as a year ago, but once they give up on an idea, it is usually for good. Alberto also said he feels like part of the WWE family after they supported him through a recent difficult personal patch, and says he wants to stay long term, even after his in ring days are over, hoping to join the road agents.
NXT star injury:
CJ Parker has been out for a couple of months, and he has finally gotten a doctor's appointment to get the problem dealt with.
Paul Bearer congratulates Foley on Hall Of Fame:
"I love him dearly. I had so much fun managing him when he was Mankind 'cause we was going against The Undertaker. … We just had so much fun because he wore that mask, you know that covered half of his long hair and that mask and all that and we were just like kids out there all the time and I was the only one that could ever make The Undertaker laugh and he could be laughing and nobody ever knew it and the same with Mick Foley." He also revealed he is working with Ricardo Rodriguez, to teach him some oldskool managerial tricks.
Maxine:
Has landed the role as spokesperson for the Women's indoor football league, and is to attend the Grammy's soon. She is also working on Film and TV projects, hoping to make acting her new full term career.
Hall Of Fame change?:
Kamala may not be inducted into the Hall Of Fame this year, WWE have reached out to former WWWF Champion Ivan Koloff, and if he accepts, he may get Kamala's spot.
Why Undertaker wasn't in the Rumble:
The Undertaker was pulled from the Royal Rumble because WWE are thinking about changing CM Punk's WrestleMania opponent.
El Generico:
Has officially signed with WWE, after passing his medical checks today.
The much hyped Intercontinental cup has been cancelled.
NXT star dropped?:
Welsh wrestler Gavin Reid, has had his profile removed from their roster page, usually signifying a release, no official confirmation yet.
Dixie Carter:
Has just tweeted this... ''I will be making a major announcement on IMPACT tomorrow (8/7c) This will change everything for our wrestlers, company & YOU our audience!''
Sunny who was arrested again this weekend has filed a claim of assault against her boyfriend, (Indy star Damien Darling), saying he broke her ribs. However, after being taken to a medical centre for an X-ray she was found to have suffered no damage to her ribs at all, her (Now ex) Partner Darling has contacted Police, who told him no report was made against him, he has removed all connection to Tammy Sytch from all of his social media, and angrily hit back on his Facebook... "Out of respect I wasn't going to post or comment in regard to what has happened, but I refuse to allow someone to make false accusations via media outlets. I went to the Branford Police Department to confirm, there is NO assault charge filed against me AND there are NO "broken ribs". #facts" Friends of the couple claim she hit him in the head with a hammer, he did not make a reference to this incident.
WWE Hall Of Fame:
It looks as if the Hall Of Fame induction is now finalized, WWE had been hoping to have the biggest induction ceremony yet, which would have meant inducting more than the 11 they enshrined in 2004, but Triple H, who is in control this year has hit roadblock after roadblock in his hopes of his ideal group of inductees, For example... Macho Man Randy Savage - His Brother (The Genius) will only accept induction if WWE also induct their Father, Angelo and himself. Miss Elizabeth - They want to induct her at the same time as Mach. Owen Hart - His wife Martha wants no connection between WWE and Owen. Hart Foundation - Same as above. The Ultimate Warrior - WWE were hoping to confirm his induction and make the announcement at the Royal Rumble, but they have trust issues with the Warrior, fearing if they announce early, he will demand more money, or no show the event. The Kliq - That was slapped down as soon as it was brought up, Triple H, still says it may happen in the future. Diesel - Ruled induction out after Mick Foley was confirmed. Sable - HOF induction for Sable was apparently a part of the contract that Brock Lesnar signed upon his WWE return last year, However rumours are Sable was not happy about it, feeling induction should be an honour not a part of a deal. WWE were tied, they either had to convince her that the offer of induction was legit, or risk reneging on a contract promise to Brock, while they were still trying to get him to sign another. Triple H has also been working hard on the stars that are going in, he has had many meetings with Bob Backlund, who has refused induction in the past, has been working hard in the past week on Trish Stratus, who has dreamt of being inducted in her home country of Canada. He has managed to get her to accept this year, she was confirmed last night on Raw. Official induction video...
He has also had an epic battle to secure agreement for induction from Bruno Sammartino, it seems he has managed to achieve the seemingly impossible in getting that agreement, although that is still not officially confirmed. It now appears that he has taken that (Possible) victory, and has called it a day, They are still talking about and to some possible inductees, but the feeling now is, if no-one else is added, this years class is good enough. The class of 2013 is expected to be... * Mick Foley * Bob Backlund * Trish Stratus (All above are confirmed) * Kamala (Only issues for him are any potential special travel requirements, due to his health issues). * Bruno Sammartino * DX - Shawn Michaels - Triple H - Road Dogg Jesse James - Mr. Ass BA Billy Gunn - X-Pac
Hall Of Famer undergoes surgery:
Superfly Jimmy Snuka was treated last night for a hernia.
Chris Jericho return not popular:
WWE talent have complained about Chris Jericho's return to the WWE at the Royal Rumble, it is felt that he took the spot of someone on the active roster, who were more deserving of the place.. Jericho was not the only star that returned of course, and this is a regular gripe with rostered talent, so I am not sure why Chris Jericho has been singled out for criticism. Chris has officially returned to active WWE duties, his profile has been moved to the current roster on WWE.Com, he will however miss 2 Raws in February due to a band tour of Australia, and in late April he will tour the UK.
Mania main event official:
John Cena challenged the WWE Champion for WrestleMania 29.
Elimination Chamber main event official:
The Rock will have a rematch vs CM Punk 1 on 1.
World Title announcement:
SmackDown GM Booker T says an announcement on the future of the World Heavyweight title will be made on tonight's SmackDown taping.
Brock Lesnar:
Returned to WWE last night and attacked Vince McMahon, WWE have announced Vince suffered a broken pelvis during the altercation, and aired an exclusive video of Vince taking over 5 minutes to get out of the ring, and being helped to the back on a stretcher. Unfortunately, followers of the WWE on Twitter had the return spoilt, someone in the back tweeted Lesnar was at the arena before the appearance was made. Brock signed his new deal at Raw, and will work 3 or 4 PPV's a year for the next 2 years. After Raw ended Sheamus was given a Birthday Bash by John Cena in the ring, Dolph Ziggler interrupted and got beat up by both men and was hit in the face with a cake.
New referee:
Something I missed in my Royal Rumble recap yesterday was the promotion of NXT Referee Darrick Moore to the main roster, he officiated the US Title Pre Show match.
Mick Foley DVD:
Full content listings for the upcoming Foley DVD have today been confirmed, for release in April... Disc 1 A Happy Story Idyllic Childhood Huge Fan Training School Working the Road WCW Sting Vader ECW & Japan Mankind Dude Love Hell in a Cell Mr. Socko The Rock Author Triple H Commissioner Going Away Randy Orton Making a Difference Edge Retirement Stand Up Comic A Complete One-Off Disc 2 ack Foley / Les Thornton vs. The British Bulldogs Superstars September 1986 Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles Cactus Jack / Gary Young vs. Scott Steiner / Billy Travis AWA All Star Wrestling October 1988 Cactus Jack Manson vs. Brickhouse Brown Wild West Wrestling April 1989 Cactus Jack vs. Keith Hart Power Hour March 1990 Submit or Surrender Match Cactus Jack vs. Sting Power Hour November 1991 Falls Count Anywhere Match Cactus Jack vs. Van Hammer Clash of the Champions XVIII 21st January, 1992 Barbed Wire Match Cactus Jack vs. Sandman Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 1995 Cactus Jack vs. Shane Douglas CyberSlam February 1996 Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia IYH: Cold Day in Hell 11th May, 1997 Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley IYH: Canadian Stampede 6th July, 1997 Disc 3 Dude Love vs. Rocky Maivia RAW 17th November, 1997 Hell in a Cell Mankind vs. Undertaker King of the Ring 28th June, 1998 Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles WWE Tag Team Championship Match Mankind / Kane vs. New Age Outlaws RAW 13th July, 1998 WWE Championship Match Mankind vs. The Rock IYH: Rock Bottom 13th December, 1998 WWE Tag Team Championship Mankind / The Rock vs. Triple H / Shane McMahon SmackDown 2nd September, 1999 Mankind vs. Al Snow SmackDown 16th December, 1999 Hell In A Cell – Retirement Match Cactus Jack vs. Triple H No Way Out 27th February, 2000 Blu-ray Exclusives Promos: Sting's Birthday Cake WCW World Championship Wrestling 5th October, 1991 No Ear Surgery WCW Saturday Night 10th September, 1994 Barbie RAW 5th April, 2004 Cutting Edge SmackDown 1st August, 2008 Relevancy with CM Punk RAW 24th September, 2012 Stories: Frank Foley Snowed In DeNucci Training School Arrested in Italy? Cactus Jack – The Name Africa Birth of Bang Bang Losing Teeth On the Spot Wanted T-Shirt Smoking Flight? Anti-Hardcore ECW Farewell in ECW Vicious Suplex Kevin Sullivan – Mentor Rock 'n Sock Jacket Disneyland Loogie Heard 'Round the World Commentator Mr. Socko vs. The Cobra Comedy Show Favourite Mick Foley Persona Sheamus Meets Mick Christmas Cheer Wardrobe Thrifty Mick Great Dad
Ric Flair withdraws from WWE:
Ric Flair is now home from Japan, but had to miss this weeks WWE TV's due to the pain he is in from the blood clot in his leg.
Creative heat:
The Creative team were criticized for the second hour of Raw last night, Officials feel they lost the audience for the whole hour. The creative team are fully in WrestleMania story mode, and are said to be burnt out from the long meetings and constant rewrites demanded from above.
Rock won't work house Shows:
Ryback is taking The Rock's spot on the house show circuit, because The Rock will not be working live events, despite being the current WWE Champion.
Intercontinental Cup entrants confirmed:
The tournament for a shot at Wade Barrett's IC Belt will start on Main Event tomorrow (Aired Wednesday) * The Miz * Kofi Kingston * Darren Young * Antonio Cesaro * Dolph Ziggler * Cody Rhodes * Damien Sandow * Randy Orton
NXT stars impress:
Memo Montenegro (Brother of Alberto Del Rio) and Denton Blackwell (Booker T student) are said to be impressing the top brass at NXT with their improvement since joining the WWE feeder league.
Hulk Hogan heat:
He is getting heat for posting a picture of his Daughter Brooke's legs onto his Twitter.
ESPN praise Punk:
ESPN have congratulated former WWE Champion CM Punk for elevating the WWE title to a level of prestige it has not reached in a decade.
Ex star loses Alumni status:
Dawn Marie Bytch has been removed from WWE.Com's Alumni section, possibly because of the controversy over her charity Wrestler's rescue, however there has been no announcement or explanation as to why from WWE.
News and notes from last night's WWE Supershow... Antonio Cesaro retained his US Title in the pre show match beating The Miz, who was injured when he jumped from the top rope, tweaking his knee and ankle, he managed to continue the match and returned, although was clearly limping, for the Rumble match later in the show. The PPV started with the Last Man Standing Match for the World Title, Alberto Del Rio successfully defended the Gold, with help from Ricardo Rodriguez, who duck-taped Big Show's feet to the bottom rope so he couldn't stand up. Second up was the Tag Title Match, Kane and Daniel Bryan retained when he (Bryan) made Damien Sandow tap out, meaning team Rhodes Scholars missed out on the belts again. The Royal Rumble Match was next... #1 Dolph Ziggler #2 Chris Jericho #3 Cody Rhodes #4 Kofi Kingston #5 Santino Marella #6 Drew McIntyre #7 Titus O'Neill #8 Goldust #9 David Otunga #10 Heath Slater #11 Sheamus #12 Tensai #13 Brodus Clay #14 Rey Mysterio #15 Darren Young #16 Bo Dallas #17 The Godfather #18 Wade Barrett #19 John Cena #20 Damien Sandow #21 Daniel Bryan #22 Antonio Cesaro # 23 The Great Khali #24 Kane #25 Zack Ryder #26 Randy Orton #27 Jinder Mahal #28 The Miz #29 Sin Cara #30 Ryback The match was won by John Cena, his 2nd Rumble victory, he last eliminated Ryback. The main event was the WWE Title Match CM Punk defending vs The Rock. CM Punk won the match, but The Shield who had been hiding under the ring attacked The Rock during a power blackout, leading to Vince McMahon ordering a restart, which The Rock won, ending CM Punk's incredible title run. The Diva's Title match between Kaitlyn and Tamina Snuka was dropped, due to time constraints. News on surprise guests... Diamond Dallas Page was approached for a spot in the Royal Rumble, but the deal could not be completed in time. The Godfather drove from his home late on Sunday afternoon for the appearance, he is also expected to be on Raw tonight. Chris Jericho was hidden in a bus outside the arena to avoid fans seeing him, the appearance was booked when they asked him to be at Raw is 20. More on Jericho later. Carlito and Shelton Benjamin were not in the Royal Rumble match, but did stay in the WWE hotel in Phoenix, The teased appearances for The New Age Outlaws, and The Brooklyn Brawler also came to nothing, they were not involved. Shelton joked on his Twitter... "Hey is the rumble over? How'd I do?" Injury returns nixed... Ted DiBiase and Mark Henry were backstage ready to return from their injury layoffs, but the decision was made not to include them. Mexican legend, and Father of World Champion Alberto Del Rio, Dos Caras was a guest backstage. Bret Hitman Hart, and Kevin (Diesel) Nash were also in the back. Injury news... As well as The Miz's knock in the pre show, Darren Young was hurt as he was eliminated from the Rumble, looked like a hamstring strain to me, no conformation yet. The Rock also seemed to jar his knee when the Spanish announce table collapsed. A musician from the band Tool, proposed to his girlfriend during the show, the scene was up on the TitanTron, and the crowd were chanting ''Yes, Yes, Yes''.
Ex creative man reveals Rumble controversy:
Court Bauer has revealed how unpopular the 2006 Royal Rumble result was with officials, and also many of the talented roster at the time, he said the plan for Rey Mysterio to win was only championed by one official Bruce (Brother Love) Prichard, and he was under extreme pressure to make Triple H the winner, it was only the interference of Royal Rumble's inventor Pat Patterson, in favour of Rey, that finally got approval from bosses, much to the chagrin of the talent who did not like losing to a cruiserweight star.
Goldust vs Cody?:
WWE may be warming to the idea of a Brother vs Brother match between Goldust and Cody Rhodes, WWE.Com aired an interview with the Golden one saying his issues with his sibling are far from over.
Bo Dallas' first storyline:
Wade Barrett and Bill DeMott (NXT head trainer) are trading tweets regarding Bo Dallas, who eliminated Barrett from the Rumble match last night, it seems that Bo will start his main roster career vs the Intercontinental Champion.
Raw:
Vince McMahon will assess Paul Heyman's WWE future on Raw tonight, after his constant interference during the WWE Title match last night. Official teaser... * What will Lady Luck have in store for the Superstars when they spin the wheel? * How will Big Show react to being duct taped to the bottom rope at Royal Rumble? * Will Kane and Daniel Bryan suffer an anger relapse? * Will Chris Jericho split before taking another shot at Dolph Ziggler? * How will Vince McMahon punish Paul Heyman? How will CM Punk react to losing? Raw Roulette will also return.
Chris Jericho:
During a backstage confrontation between Dolph Ziggler and Chris Jericho, taped for WWE.Com Jericho told Dolph he had been rehired by WWE and would be around for another year. Details of the new deal have now emerged, Jericho will work a full schedule up to and including WrestleMania, where rumours are, he will face Ryback, he will then make sporadic appearances, as and when his music career allows.
Lesnar signs:
Brock Lesnar has signed a 2 year contract extension with WWE, which will carry him through until WrestleMania 31 in 2015.
WWE Hall Of Fame:
It seems WWE, (Triple H) have finally managed to get an agreement from wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino to go into the WWE Hall Of Fame, this year. It is still early, and of course WWE won't confirm anything until they are ready, but sources in the Production team of WWE say one of Bruno's demands is that he will have no interaction with WWE chief Vince McMahon, as Bruno stated that he would not go through with it if Vince was around. Also Bob Backlund has discussed his past refusals to enter the WWE HOF, his issues with the company, and why he has finally accepted the offer this year, citing the venue (Madison Square Garden) as a deciding factor... "There were some things going on that we had to get settled behind the scenes before I agreed to go into the Hall of Fame. I have a book coming out in late 2013 that will chronicle all of my trials and tribulations with the WWE, as well as my whole life."
WWE confirm Mania main event:
This may be a shock but WWE have confirmed to their media partners that The Rock vs John Cena 2 will be the main event of WrestleMania 29. Worst kept secret in Wrestling history???.
Elimination Chamber SPOILER!!!:
Current plan is a rematch between CM Punk and The Rock for the next WWE PPV, some say The Rock wants to be in a chamber match however, (He hasn't been in one before), so that may change.
Hulk Hogan:
Says TNA plan to take British Boot Camp worldwide, and visit as many nations as possible.
Bret on HHH:
In an interview with WrestleTalk TV in the UK, Bret Hart said Triple H is overrated, has done nothing to deserve the amount of titles he has held, and said the match vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania 28 was... ''Mediocre at best''
Ric Flair could not compete for NJPW last night, having to be replaced by his Son Reid, he was suffering from an undisclosed health issue at the arena, but refused to attend the hospital, instead sitting in his Son's corner for his match. Some fans noted his leg was extremely swollen. It was later confirmed that he has a blood clot.
Sin Cara:
Has tweeted he is at the Royal Rumble, I don't know if he will appear on the show, there is also no word on Rey Mysterio's status.
Royal Rumble fan fest:
The Royal Rumble weekend had a bad start, WWE had to move the fan fest indoors after adverse weather conditions hit the area. Bo Dallas won a King Of The Ring Style tournament to earn a spot in the Royal Rumble Match, he will become a main roster competitor post the Royal Rumble. Results... Quarter Finals... * Adrian Neville bt Corey Graves * Bo Dallas bt Luke Harper * Conor O'Brian bt Oliver Grey * Leo Kruger bt Xavier Woods Semi Finals... * Bo Dallas bt Conor O'Brian * Leo Kruger bt Adrain Neville Final... * Bo Dallas bt Leo Kruger DX had an interesting panel discussion, where Road Dogg dissed WCW and his time in TNA, Triple H hinted The Kliq could be going into the Hall Of Fame, and they poked fun at Chyna for a while, before X-Pac said she was one a kind and would never be bettered.
TNA UK taping's SPOILER ALERT!!!:
Episode 3... * Hulk Hogan opens the show and announces a No. 1 Contenders Tournament for a shot at Jeff Hardy's title. * Tourn. Christopher Daniels vs Magnus * Tourn. Austin Aries vs Bobby Roode * Tourn. Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe * Gail Kim, Jessie Godderz & Tara vs The Blossom Twins & Party Marty Scurll * Tourn. James Storm vs Rob Van Dam Epiosode 4... * Robbie E. vs Rockstar Spud * Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels & Kaz vs Chavo Guerrero, Hernandez, James Storm & Joseph Park * Rob Van Dam vs Kenny King (X Division Title) * Bully Ray is given the TNA Title shot. * Garett Bischoff vs Samoa Joe * Tara vs Brooke Tessmacher vs Gail Kim vs Velvet Sky (Knockouts Title) * Bully Ray, Hulk Hogan & Sting vs Devon, DOC & Mr. Anderson
Sunny:
WWE Hall Of Famer Sunny has been arrested for the Sixth time in four months in Connecticut, she says she breached a court order. She is in jail on a 100k bond and will be in court on Monday.
TNA Lockdown Card:
The first 3 matches of the TNA PPV have been announced... * Jeff Hardy vs Bully Ray (TNA Title) * Aces and 8's vs Team TNA (Led by Sting) * Kurt Angle vs Wes Brisco
Jerry Lawler wants to wrestle:
Hall Of Famer The King Jerry Lawler has told TMZ that he wants to get back into the ring.
Brock Lesnar almost quit WWE in 2012:
UFC president Dana White says Brock Lesnar was set to quit WWE and rejoin UFC for a match vs Fedor Emelianenko, the only thing he says that killed the defection was Emelianenko lost his Father shortly before the contracts were due to be signed. He later conceded he does not expect to see him in the Octagon ever again... "From what I understand, he is absolutely, positive made the decision not to fight ever again... he's going to do his stint in the WWE and then go away," White said. "He's got a big farm up in Canada. He loves to farm and he loves to be with his family out in the middle of nowhere." No word from Lesnar or WWE on this.
Ryback:
Has promised to break Kane's record of 11 eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match tonight.
Royal Rumble guests?:
Shelton Benjamin and Carlito are making their way from an indy event they were at yesterday to the Royal Rumble, interestingly WWE Alumni Chris Masters and The Hurricane are making the 30 minute trip with them.
The Shield:
Thoughts are The Shield will be entered into the Royal Rumble match tonight, but there is no conformation as of yet.
Dolph Ziggler:
Will enter the Royal Rumble match at Number 1 or 2, and talk is he will do a Shawn Michaels and go coast to coast. For me it makes no sense to have Ziggler win, he already has the Money In The Bank contract, so why does he need to win a second title opportunity???. Royal Rumble live commentary on Shaggy's Wrestling Page later, so come and have a chat as it happens.
