Today's News

Survivor Series:

WWE have released a TV spot for next months Survivor Series...

Dolph Ziggler on what he needs to step up:

"There's one huge thing my character would have to do: he'd have to talk on the microphone [so the audience can] get to know that character just a little bit better than a guy who does really good wrestling matches. And if I got a chance to talk on the microphone every once in a while, more than a sentence or two, there's a very good chance that you would see awesome character development, enough to where the crowds were chanting my name to be in these matches for the main event."

The Boogeyman:

The Boogeyman was at WWE HQ recently to film a series on Halloween pranks on WWE office staff. WWE have released this...

Former WWE star files lawsuit:

Billy Jack Haynes, who will be best known for his match at WrestleMania 3, has filed a 42 page document suing WWE for mis-treatment of wrestlers, hiding medical information, and more...

"Under the guise of providing 'entertainment,' WWE has, for decades, subjected its wrestlers to extreme physical brutality that it knew, or should have known, caused long-term irreversible bodily damage, including brain damage," according to the lawsuit filed by Portland attorneys Steve D. Larson and Joshua L. Ross of the firm Stoll Stoll Bernie Lokting & Schlachter. "For most of its history, WWE has engaged in a campaign of misinformation and deception to prevent its wrestlers from understanding the true nature and consequences of the injuries they have sustained. WWE's representations, actions, and inactions have caused its wrestlers to suffer from death, long-term debilitating injuries, lost profits, premature retirement, medical expenses, and other losses as alleged herein."

WWE responded with this statement...

"Billy Jack Haynes performed for WWE from 1986-1988. His filed lawsuit alleges that WWE concealed medical information and evidence on concussions during that time, which is impossible since the condition now called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) had not even been discovered. WWE was well ahead of sports organizations in implementing concussion management procedures and policies as a precautionary measure as the science and research on this issue emerged. Current WWE procedures include ImPACT testing for brain function, annual educational seminars and the strict prohibition of deliberate and direct shots to the head. Additionally, WWE has committed significant funding for concussion research conducted by the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), leaders in concussion research, and WWE Executive Vice President Paul Levesque sits on SLI's Board."

New promotion:

Short Sleeve Sampson is set to launch Midget Wrestling Warriors in Canada next month.

Sign my... baby!!!:

Ric Flair has revealed he was asked, but refused, to sign a woman's baby at a recent fan event.

Photo:

Survivor Series 2014 promotional poster.

Steve Austin confirms Mania story:

Stone Cold has confirmed that Shawn Michaels almost no showed the main event of WrestleMania 14, because he did not want to lose, what he at the time believed would be his last match, due to a back injury. Austin said...

"It was a real pain even getting to the match, and Shawn will tell you this, he wasn't in a good place, physically or mentally. He had a real bad attitude on him and didn't feel like dropping the strap."

He went on to say that Shawn was almost tipped over the edge of leaving Boston by a famous incident at a press event, where he was hit by a battery thrown by a fan. He also confirmed something Shawn Michaels recently denied, The Undertaker did make Michaels do the match, and do it the right way, and he was waiting behind the curtain with taped fists to deal with him if he did not.

He also revealed he hated the match...

"I walked out of that thing as WWE Champion, but I told Vince that match was the drizzling sh-ts".